C. Trent Rosecrans

crosecrans@enquirer.com

The Reds will place Homer Bailey on the 15-day disabled list before his next start, multiple sources have told the Enquirer.

Bailey has a flexor mass injury in his right arm, but it will not require surgery and he is expected to return this season.

Both Jonathan Broxton and Mat Latos have come back from the same injury recently, with Broxton undergoing surgery last August and Latos avoiding surgery this spring.

Bailey had been scheduled to start Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, but with the off day, he was pushed back until Saturday in Colorado to see if extra rest could help him.

However, by Wednesday the decision had been made that he will be making his first trip to the disabled list since 2011 and third of his big-league career.

Bailey is 9-5 with a 3.90 ERA this season, and 1-0 with a 1.61 ERA in his four starts since the All-Star break, including a win in his last start, Aug. 7 against the Cleveland.

Reds officials and Reds medical director Timothy Kremchek refused comment when contacted by the Enquirer.