PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Seattle left-hander Erik Bedard will start Monday's split-squad game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and is expected to pitch one inning.
Bedard missed his last start and postponed two bullpen sessions because of sore buttocks. But he threw 30 pitches during a bullpen session Saturday and was cleared to resume pitching in games."I think Bedard's fine," manager Don Wakamatsu said Sunday. "If everything goes well and there's no other setbacks, I think he'll be fine."
Brandon Morrow, another ailing Seattle pitcher, is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Monday. The right-hander has been out with forearm stiffness.
If all goes well, Seattle will increase Morrow's workload before getting him back into a game. The Mariners are counting on the 24-year-old to be a member of their rotation, but so far he has appeared in only one Cactus League game this spring, on March 1.
"If we can stretch him out a little bit and there's no problems with his forearm, we'll see how fast we can take him along," Wakamatsu said.
Seattle also is hoping to get newly acquired right-hander Chad Cordero going. Cordero, who agreed to a minor league contract with the team last week, threw in the bullpen for 10 minutes Sunday.
It's the latest step in Cordero's recovery from offseason shoulder surgery. He isn't expected to be ready for opening day but the Mariners, who need a closer, are hopeful Cordero can join them early in the season.
"My arm felt great - no pain in there, no nothing," Cordero said. "It's just a matter of building my arm strength up."
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