C. Trent Rosecrans

crosecrans@enquirer.com

PITTSBURGH — The Reds’ problems of what to do when all of their starters are healthy have been put off, as not all of their starters are healthy.

Sunday starter Raisel Iglesias felt a “pinch” in his right shoulder on Friday and was examined on Saturday. The Louisville Bats scratched their Saturday starter, Tim Adleman, in case he has to pitch for the Reds on Sunday in Pittsburgh.

And that’s not it — Anthony DeSclafani’s status isn’t sure yet after he felt discomfort in his side during Friday night’s rehab start in Dayton. DeSclafani has been on the disabled list with a mild strain of his left oblique since the beginning of the season. He was examined on Thursday, and his start for the Dragons was pushed back a day to Friday after he was cleared by the team’s medical staff. He threw five innings and 77 pitches for the Dragons, but reported some “sensation,” Reds manager Bryan Price said on Saturday.

“(He) just hasn’t gotten to where he’s sensation-free and we’re not going to push him through it,” Price said. “We’re really doing everything we can to avoid a setback. He was good until the last inning or so, and then it was an issue.”

Price said DeSclafani was scheduled for 80-85 pitches and wasn’t taken out due to the feeling in his side, which reportedly came near the end of his performance.

Price said he’s talked to DeSclafani, who said his side wasn’t painful, there was just an awareness of the muscle. Price told him not to push himself and risk aggravating the injury.

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“I told him, ‘We can’t risk blowing this thing out and missing the whole first half of the season,’” Price said. “He’s about as tough a kid as we’ve got. He wants to be here. He’s not trying not to be here, I can promise you that.”

Right-hander Jon Moscot, still penciled in as the starter for Tuesday’s game against the Giants, is also dealing with similar scar tissue issues. He said he felt “all right” after throwing on Saturday.

“(It’s) probably a healed injury, but sometimes the scar tissue creates irritability, and that’s where we are with both those guys,” Price said.

Price said he would know more about Iglesias’ status later in the day.

Iglesias suffered from shoulder fatigue last season, and the team had him start his throwing program later in spring in hopes that it would help him last the entire season. Iglesias was expected to start the season later than the rest of his teammates but was then named the Opening Day starter when DeSclafani was injured.

Adleman, 28, is 2-0 with a 4.24 ERA in three starts this season for Triple-A Louisville. He was 9-10 with a 2.64 ERA for Double-A Pensacola last season and was part of the competition for the Reds’ rotation this spring.

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Top prospect Robert Stephenson pitched for Louisville on Friday night, striking out 11 over six innings in a win against Durham. Although he’s made two starts for the Reds this season, he wouldn’t be available until Wednesday at the earliest.

Left-hander John Lamb (back) has made three rehab starts for the Bats, the latest on Wednesday when he pitched eight innings. He is scheduled to pitch for the Bats on Monday.