Here's the latest on injured Reds starter Rhett Lowder

Rhett Lowder isn't on the injured list for now, and while that could change in the coming days, the Cincinnati Reds are operating based on what has so far been good news regarding Lowder's injury situation. Lowder on May 7 exited the Reds' eventual loss to the Chicago Cubs prematurely due to shoulder discomfort, and that was an alarming development for a club that had three starting pitchers on the IL at the time. Reds manager Terry Francona on Friday, May 8 said an MRI performed on Lowder didn't reveal any structural damage, adding that Lowder could throw a bullpen on Sunday, May 10.

Francona said the team was thrilled to learn there was no structural damage in Lowder's shoulder. Lowder missed all of 2025 due to multiple injury situations. Lowder also received an injection in what's known as the acromioclavicular joint, or "AC joint.

" "Try to calm that (AC joint) down a little bit because there’s some clicking in there," Francona said. "I think what we’re gonna do is see how the next couple days go, potentially throw a side on Sunday, and then we’ll go from there. " Lowder already was coming off the worst start of a 14-start career, lasting just 1 1/3 innings in Pittsburgh five days earlier.

Nick Lodolo was to make his first start of the season May 8. He'd been stuck on the IL and making rehab starts ever since the day the Reds broke camp at Goodyear, Arizona because of finger blisters. With Lodolo back in the fold, Cincinnat i is left with Hunter Greene and Brandon Williamson as medium-term injury situations.