Mariners put ace Lee on 15-day DL

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Seattle Mariners ace Cliff Lee was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with an abdominal strain, an expected move given the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner's health troubles this spring.

Lee is still only throwing on flat ground, which he did Sunday morning on a windy, chilly day at the San Francisco Giants' AT&T Park under the close watch of athletic trainer Rick Griffin. The Mariners open the season Monday across the bay against the Oakland Athletics.

"He's had a history of these and it's been six weeks. We're hoping to cut off a couple of weeks," Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu said.

"The first time he threw he still felt it so we backed off. There's no timetable. We're taking baby steps right now. He has to get his pitch count back up and we hope there's progress without reinjuring it. He'll throw off a mound in a couple of days."

Seattle Mariners place ace Cliff Lee on 15-day disabled list with abdominal strain - ESPN

[wadeyb]

Well that stinks for the Mariners. They need him.

[haris23]

The Mariners have a ton of potential.