SEATTLE — Mariners pitcher Erik Bedard has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his left hip.

The move today is retroactive to April 9, but the left-hander isn't sure when he might pitch again for his new team. He said the discomfort in his hip is getting better but hasn't gone away.

Seattle traded five players to the Baltimore Orioles in February for the 28-year-old Bedard, boosting hopes of a playoff berth this season. He was scratched from a scheduled start Sunday for the second time in eight days.

Bedard is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in two starts this season after going 13-5 with a 3.16 ERA and 221 strikeouts for Baltimore last year.