CINCINNATI (WKRC) – As the MLB trade deadline nears the Cincinnati Reds could soon bolster the starting rotation with the return of their ace pitcher.
The team on Tuesday announced that Hunter Greene will take the mound for the Louisville Bats as the next step of his injury rehab. The right-hander, who has been on the injured list since June 3 with a groin injury, was 4-3 with a 2.72 ERA in 11 starts this season.
The 25-year-old Greene was scheduled to pitch Tuesday in Omaha. He started a game for the Arizona Complex League Reds last week, threw two hitless innings with four strikeouts, and reported no setbacks.
Fellow right-hander Rhett Lowder, who has been on the injured list with an oblique injury all season, is still a few weeks away from a bullpen session.
Carson Spiers will miss the rest of at least this season after undergoing elbow surgery.