Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets,...

Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets, bothered by soreness under his right arm pit, was put on the disabled list for the first time because of an injury.

Gooden, 9-4 with a 2.99 earned-run average, is expected to miss only one start. He pitched 2 1/3 innings in the Mets’ 6-2 loss to Cincinnati Saturday. It was the shortest outing of his career.

Gooden was on the disabled list from April 1 to June 5, 1987, while undergoing cocaine rehabilitation.