Scooter Gennett Resting Until Break - Alex Wood Starts Rehab Assignment

Scooter Gennett returned from three months on the injured list with a strained right groin. He left the game on Wednesday with tightness in his left groin which he felt when he batted.

The Reds had a rare Friday off day and Gennett was on the field testing his groin and taking treatment afterward. 

"He is available to pinch hit," David Bell said.  "He won't start today or tomorrow.  We think with the time off he will be ready by Friday."

The Reds take on the Colorado Rockies in Denver on July 12 after the All-Star break.

Alex Wood, who hasn't pitched for the Reds since February, where he made on start of one inning in Goodyear, Arizona.  Wood has suffered since then with a sore back, having several setbacks along the way.

The Reds obtained Wood in the trade with the Dodgers, along with Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and Kyle Farmer.  Wood was expected to be one of the Reds' starting pitchers this year and the lone left-hander in the rotation,

His back will be tested in a  rehab start in Columbus with the Louisville Bats.  Wood will pitch two innings or 35 pitches.  The Reds will revisit his condition in the days after to determine what is next.  The Bats will also be on the All-Star break, starting Sunday.