The Cincinnati Enquirer's Charlie Goldsmith reports that Cincinnati Reds right-handed pitching prospect Rhett Lowder (forearm, oblique) is dealing with a significant oblique strain that he suffered in his second minor-league rehab start with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday.

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Rhett Lowder made his third rehab start of the season on Saturday and struggled mightily. The right-hander gave up four runs on four hits and recorded just one out before being pulled from the game due to his pitch count in the inning.

Chicago Cubs (31-20, first in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (25-27, third in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Saturday, 3:10 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (3-0, 2.38 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 32 strikeouts);

Suffice it to say that wasn't how the Cincinnati Reds wanted to start a stretch of six games against the Chicago Cubs between now and June 1.

Now that the baseball season is two months in, Kiley McDaniel from ESPN.com updated his top 50 prospects in Major League Baseball. Chase Burns was the Reds' top-ranked prospect on the list at #12. "Burns might not look like a command specialist with his loud delivery and upper-90s fastball,

The Cincinnati Reds are in quite a weird spot this season. They have the pitching staff and bullpen to compete for a spot in the postseason. A chunk of the team