Reds hope Adleman out minimum time on DL

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CINCINNATI — The Reds have placed rookie starting pitcher Tim Adleman on the 15-day disabled list following a grade-one external strain to his left oblique, suffered in the fourth inning of Thursday’s series finale against the Indians.

“Initial optimism is we got everything early and identified the injury and started treatment on it, possibly two weeks,” manager Bryan Price said. “From an oblique standpoint, that’s a best-case scenario.”

To replace him on the roster, Cincinnati called up 26-year-old outfielder Steve Selsky from Triple-A Louisville.

At this point, Price has not revealed who the Reds will use to replace Adleman’s next start, which was scheduled to take place Tuesday against the Dodgers.

“[Selsky will] help us as an early game bench bat,” Price said. “Then we’ll see. We’ll see how things shape up with the rotation moving forward.”

Selsky, a 33rd-round pick by the Reds …

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