Reds' Rhett Lowder to make rehab start June 2. Return from IL next?
Reds rookie Rhett Lowder is set to make a minor-league rehab start on June 2 after throwing a 45-pitch simulated game on May 27. Lowder has been on the injured list since May 7 due to a shoulder issue, which has been diagnosed as a muscle imbalance. If all goes well, he could return to the team in five or six days, potentially starting on June 7 in St. Louis or one of the next two games in San Diego.
- ▪Rhett Lowder threw a 45-pitch simulated game on May 27 ahead of his minor-league rehab start on June 2.
- ▪Lowder has been on the injured list since May 7 due to a shoulder issue caused by a muscle imbalance.
- ▪He could return to the team in five or six days, potentially starting on June 7 in St. Louis or one of the next two games in San Diego.
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