Rhett Lowder latest Reds pitcher headed to the injured list

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TL;DR

Rhett Lowder of the Cincinnati Reds is set to be placed on the 15-day injured list due to shoulder discomfort. The decision follows his recent performance and evaluation after long tossing before a game.

Key points

Rhett Lowder is a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.
He is being placed on the 15-day injured list.
The decision follows shoulder discomfort during a recent game.
Terry Francona is the manager of the Reds.

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Rhett Lowder latest Reds pitcher headed to the injured list

Another Cincinnati Reds pitcher is going on the injured list. The roster move hadn't been made official as of Reds manager Terry Francona's morning meeting with reporters on May 10, but Francona announced Rhett Lowder was headed for the 15-day IL.

The decision to place Lowder on the IL was taken after team officials were to check on the 23-year-old pitcher following some long tossing prior to Cincinnati's May 9 game at Great American Ball Park. Prior to that, Lowder was knocked out of his May 7 start against the Chicago Cubs due to what the team called shoulder discomfort.

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On May 2, Lowder was hit hard by the Pittsburgh Pirates and allowed eight runs in less than two innings.

"It's not been done year but our thought was we're trying not to put a bandaid on something," Francona said. "We want this kid to be able to pitch, and pitch for a long time and not get interrupted so, hopefully, a couple weeks down will do him a world of good."

Lowder can throw during his IL stint, Francona said, adding that it probably wouldn't be off a mound in the short term.

The biggest pitching development of the Reds' series against the Houston Astros, which concluded May 10, was the return of . He started the May 8 series opener and the outing was thought to be a good starting point. He allowed four runs, but those runs came on two pitches that resulted in two two-run homers for Houston.