Bedard Hits DL with Hip Injury

Seattle Mariners ace Erik Bedard, a former Oriole, went on the 15-day disabled list yesterday with inflammation in his left hip, a condition that is improving enough that the team expects him to miss just one start.

The move is retroactive to last Wednesday, though Bedard isn't sure when he might pitch again.

The Mariners traded five players to the Orioles in February for Bedard, 28, boosting hopes of a playoff berth this season. He was scratched from a scheduled start Sunday. He also missed a scheduled start against the Orioles at Camden Yards on April 6.