Reds place LHP Nick Lodolo (finger) on 15-day IL

Field Level Media|published: Tue 5th August, 14:47 2025

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Lodolo (40) paces between batters in the first inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The Reds led 3-2 after four innings.

The Cincinnati Reds placed left-hander Nick Lodolo on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a blister on his left index finger.

Lodolo left the series opener against the Chicago Cubs on Monday after just 1 2/3 innings. Five relievers went the rest of the way for the Reds, who won 3-2 and sit three games out of the National League's third and final wild-card berth entering Tuesday.

Lodolo, 27, is 8-6 with a 3.05 ERA in 23 appearances (all starts) this season.

A first-round draft pick (seventh overall) by Cincinnati in 2019, Lodolo is 23-20 with a 4.02 ERA in 70 career appearances (all starts) with the team.

Also on Tuesday, the Reds recalled right-hander Yosver Zulueta from Triple-A Louisville.

Zulueta, 27, has a 3.86 ERA without a decision in two relief appearances this season with Cincinnati. He allowed one run on no hits over 2 1/3 innings. He made 12 appearances in 2024, his first major league season, pitching 16 1/3 innings and giving up nine earned runs with 20 strikeouts and seven walks. He has yet to register a decision in the majors.

--Field Level Media