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Erik Bedard "just trying to feel healthy"
Mariners starter says his sore buttocks are fine after throwing one inning against Los Angeles Dodgers.
Seattle Times staff reporter
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PEORIA, Ariz. — It wouldn't be entirely accurate to say Erik Bedard hopes his injury woes are fully behind him.
That's exactly where the Mariners pitcher has felt the most pain this past week — in his behind. Bedard hadn't pitched in a Cactus League game since March 5 after his gluteus maximus muscle tightened up on him and made it difficult for the left-hander to throw.
Bedard finally got back in a game Monday, allowing a run on two hits and a walk in an inning of work as a Seattle split-squad beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, in 10 innings. He gave up a triple to Orlando Hudson, a run-scoring single to Russell Martin, then the walk and only escaped further trouble on a double-play lineout.
"I was just trying to feel healthy," he said. "I was just throwing pitches, trying to get people out as I do usually."
Knowing he's been the "butt" of jokes the past week, Bedard also offered up the following medical assessment: "My ass feels good and that's that."
Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu said he'll try to have Bedard throw a side session before his next game.
"He says he could have gone five innings today, so we'll see," he said.
Another Mariners starter recovering from injury, Brandon Morrow, threw a bullpen session as he tries to rebound from a forearm strain.
"I don't know," he said of starting the season on time. "I haven't really looked. I've been trying not to look at the calendar, because I know we're getting close to that deadline."
Monday's box scores
INDIANS 4, MARINERS 1
| Seattle | Cleveland | |||||||||
| AB | R | H | BI | AB | R | H | BI | |||
| Redman cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Barfield cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clement c | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | M.Brantly cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnson c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Francisco lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tuiasospo 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LaPorta lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sweeney dh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Hafner dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shelton 1b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Martinez c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M.Carp lf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | C.Santana c | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| M.Mendez lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Peralta ss | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Morse rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Valdez ss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.Carroll cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Garko 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C.Triunfel ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | C.Gimenz 1b | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| R.Corona 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cabrera 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Valbuena 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Graffnino 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Marte 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Crowe rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Totals | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Seattle (ss) | 000 100 000 | — | 1 |
| Cleveland | 000 010 003 | — | 4 |
| Mariners | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ||
| C.Jakubauskas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| T.Thorpe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.Lugo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.Pena L, 0-1 | 2/3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Indians | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ||
| Sowers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Perez | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chulk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aquino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cassel W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MARINERS 4, DODGERS 3 (10)
| Los Angeles (N) | Seattle | |||||||||
| AB | R | H | BI | AB | R | H | BI | |||
| Furcal ss | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stocker cf | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| D.Gordon ss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cedeno ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hudson 2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Navarro ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| V.Mercds 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Griffey Jr. dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | B.Johnson dh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ellis c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Beltre 3b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Loretta 1b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | A.Liddi 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A.Gallghr 1b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Branyan 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| DeWitt 3b | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Wilson rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| A.Hatch 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LaHair lf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pierre cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Burke c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brown rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A.Moore c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Young dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Woodwrd 2b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Luna dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | J.Domingz 2b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| X.Paul rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | T.Gillies lf | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Jones lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| P.Mattngly lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 39 | 3 | 12 | 2 | Totals | 40 | 4 | 14 | 4 | |
| Los Angeles (N) (ss) | 100 010 100 0 | — | 3 |
| Seattle (ss) | 020 000 010 1 | — | 4 |
| Dodgers (ss) | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ||
| Kuroda | 3 1/3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| B.Leach | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wade | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.Castillo BS,1-1 | 1 2/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N.DeBarr | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troncoso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Strickland L, 0-1 | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mariners | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ||
| Bedard | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vargas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seddon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimenez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lowe BS,1-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hull | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.Wild W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Copyright © 2009 The Seattle Times Company
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