Wrist injury puts Cards' Edmonds on 15-day DL

SEATTLE -- The St. Louis Cardinals placed centerfielder Jim Edmonds on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a sprained right wrist.

The Cardinals called up So Taguchi from Triple-A Memphis of to take Edmonds' place on the 25-man roster.

Taguchi, who was Ichiro Suzuki's teammate with the Orix Blue Wave in Japan for nine seasons, was in the starting lineup for the opener of a three-game interleague series with the Seattle Mariners.

The move was retroactive to June 1. Edmonds is eligible to come off the disabled list on Sunday.

Edmonds was injured sliding into home against Pittsburgh May 31.

"He's making a lot of progress," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said. "If he's not ready by Sunday, I think he'll be ready for the Tuesday after that," La Russa said.

It's the first time Edmonds, 31, has been on the disabled list since joining the Cardinals in a trade with Anaheim before the 2000 season.

Going into Monday's games, Edmonds was second in the National League with a .341 batting average, with 12 home runs and 36 RBIs.

Taguchi, 32, hit .280, with eight homers and 42 RBIs in his final season with Orix in Japan in 2001.

With Memphis this season, The 5-foot-10, 163-pound Taguchi was hitting .244 with two homers, 19 RBIs and four stolen bases in 51 games.