Overview
- Nick Lodolo has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a sprained left middle finger, jeopardizing his season.
- The Reds' rotation is severely depleted with Hunter Greene, Graham Ashcraft, Andrew Abbott, and Brandon Williamson also sidelined.
- Jakob Junis and Nick Martinez have been called upon to start in place of injured pitchers.
- Lodolo has posted a 7.54 ERA in nine starts since returning from a blister injury.
- The Reds have promoted reliever Casey Legumina from Triple-A to help manage the pitching shortfall.