--RHP Shawn Kelley was placed on the disabled list Wednesday morning with a strained left oblique. He's expected to miss as much as a month. To fill his spot on the roster, LHP Garrett Olson was promoted from Class AAA Tacoma. Olson was scheduled to start Tuesday for Tacoma, but that start was scratched after Kelley's injury. Olson was 2-2 with a 3.08 ERA in five starts for Tacoma.
--LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith (left triceps strain) will throw a bullpen session Thursday. If he comes through that successfully, he will get a simulated game -- probably two innings -- next week in Texas and then be evaluated for the start of a rehabilitation assignment. --2B Jose Lopez was moved into the third spot in the batting order for Wednesday's game in Kansas City for the first time this season. He had a single and a double, extending his hitting streak to seven games. He also scored Seattle's only run.
--DH Ken Griffey Jr. returned to the lineup Wednesday after missing a couple of starts thanks to diverticulitis. He was moved from third to sixth in the batting order because of a .190 average, but he doubled in his first at-bat and also drew a walk.
MEDICAL WATCH:
LF Ken Griffey Jr. (colon inflammation) was out of the lineup May 4-5. He returned to action May 6.
RHP Shawn Kelley (strained left oblique muscle) went on the 15-day disabled list May 6. He could miss up to one month.
RHP Brandon Morrow (right biceps tendinitis) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 24.
RHP Roy Corcoran (strained neck) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 29.
LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith (left triceps tendinitis) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 11. He threw a bullpen session May 5, and he will throw another May 7. He is scheduled for a simulated game the following week, after which he might start a rehab assignment.
LHP Cesar Jimenez (left biceps tendinitis) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 29. He began a rehab assignment with Class AAA Tacoma on April 24, and he could be activated in early May.
LHP Ryan Feierabend (Tommy John elbow surgery in March 2009) went on the 60-day disabled list March 16.
LHP Tyler Johnson (left shoulder surgery in May 2008) started the season in the minors. He will pitch in extended spring training in late April.
RHP Chad Cordero (right shoulder surgery in July 2008) signed a minor league deal with the Mariners during the spring, and he wasn't ready for opening day. He will pitch in extended spring training in late April.
ROTATION:
RHP Felix Hernandez
LHP Erik Bedard
RHP Carlos Silva
LHP Jarrod Washburn
RHP Chris Jakubauskas
BULLPEN:
RHP David Aardsma (closer)
RHP Miguel Batista
RHP Mark Lowe
RHP Sean White
LHP Jason Vargas
RHP Denny Stark
LHP Garrett Olson
CATCHERS:
Kenji Johjima
Rob Johnson
INFIELDERS:
1B Russell Branyan
2B Jose Lopez
SS Yuniesky Betancourt
3B Adrian Beltre
INF Mike Sweeney
INF Ronny Cedeno
OUTFIELDERS:
LF Endy Chavez
CF Franklin Gutierrez
RF Ichiro Suzuki
DH Ken Griffey Jr.
OF Wladimir Balentien
