Mets Put Martinez on Disabled List

Pedro Martinez was put on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the New York Mets because of a minor strain in his right calf.

The three-time Cy Young Award winner was examined in New York on Tuesday following the worst first inning of his career. Martinez (9-5 with a 3.84 earned-run average) sat out a month earlier this season because of inflammation in his right hip.

The Mets said Martinez felt the strain while warming up before Monday’s game. He gave up six runs and was pulled after only one inning.

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The Cincinnati Reds acquired left-hander Scott Schoeneweis, 32, from the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named or cash.

The move came two days after the Reds learned that left-handed reliever Kent Mercker will need reconstructive surgery on his left elbow.

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St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, one day after leaving a game because of dizziness and blurred vision.

The Cardinals said he was day to day.

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Texas Rangers outfielder Brad Wilkerson is scheduled to have season-ending surgery on his right shoulder next week. He has been bothered by his shoulder all season and hasn’t played since Aug. 9.

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Baseball history was made Tuesday night when the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros, 8-6, in 18 innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies, 2-1, in the same number of innings, marking the first time in major league history that two games on the same day lasted that long, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

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Ground was broken in New York for a new $1-billion Yankee Stadium, just north of the existing ballpark. The 53,000-seat open-air ballpark is scheduled to open in 2009.