Lowder (0-1) was Double-A Chattanooga's losing pitcher in Saturday's 5-4 loss. He allowed three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings.
Lowder allowed a first-inning run then hurled three scoreless frames before running into trouble in the fifth. It was his debut for the Lookouts after being promoted from High-A Dayton. The 2023 first-round draft pick cruised through the Midwest League, posting a 2.49 ERA with 29 strikeouts over 25.1 innings.
The Reds promoted Lowder from High-A Dayton to Double-A Chattanooga on Wednesday.
He'll move up a rung on the minor-league ladder after opening his professional career with a 2.49 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 29:6 K:BB across 25.1 innings through his five starts in the Midwest League. Lowder, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, didn't pitch after signing with the Reds last summer, likely because he had handled a hefty workload for Wake Forest during his final collegiate season earlier in the spring.
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Reds' Rhett Lowder: Makes professional debut
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Lowder allowed two hits and one walk while striking out five over four scoreless innings for High-A Dayton on Friday.
Lowder, the Reds' first-round pick in 2023, made his full-season debut and was impressive, allowing only one ball to leave the infield. Scouts believe the 2022 and 2023 ACC Pitcher of the Year should move quickly through the minors, given his smooth delivery and control.
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Reds' Rhett Lowder: Taken deep early
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Lowder allowed five runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three over 1.1 innings in Wednesday's spring start against Texas.
Lowder, the seventh-overall pick in the 2023 Draft, worked around a pair of first-inning walks, before Marcus Semien took him deep for a grand slam in the second. The pitcher also hit a batter with the bases jammed preceding the home run. The 22-year-old right-hander could open the season as high as Double-A Chattanooga.
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Reds' Rhett Lowder: Impresses in breakout game
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Lowder struck out two over two scoreless innings in Thursday's Spring Breakout game against Texas.
Lowder was the star of the day, according to Keith Law of The Athletic, who remarked how efficient the right-hander was. The Reds' 2023 first-round pick showcased his fastball (94-95 mph), a plus changeup (86-89) and a plus slider that Law said had more bite that it did last spring at Wake Forest. The only batter that reached base did so on an error. Outside of the breakout game, Lowder has made two other spring appearances, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out two over three innings.
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Reds' Rhett Lowder: Throws one inning
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Lowder allowed one hit and struck out two over a scoreless inning of relief in Monday's Cactus League game against Milwaukee.
Lowder, the Reds' first-round pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, was making his first career spring start. He pitched the seventh inning, with the lone hit he allowed a broken-bat single, per C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic. The right-hander threw 13 pitches (10 strikes), with both of his punchouts coming on called third strikes.
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Reds' Rhett Lowder: First look coming Monday
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Lowder is scheduled to pitch in one of the Reds' split-squad games Monday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
This marks the first time Lowder will throw to professional batters in game conditions. He threw during Fall Instructs, but the right-hander was already at his innings limit when Cincinnati selected him with the seventh overall pick in the 2023 Draft.
Lowder will participate in the Reds' major-league camp this spring, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Lowder was selected by the Reds with the seventh-overall pick in the 2023 Draft but did not pitch in organized ball following the draft, although he did impress in fall instructs, per his draft profile on MLB.com. The move to hold him out of game action could be due to the 120.1 innings the right-hander rung up at Wake Forest during a season in which the Demon Deacons reached the college World Series. The MLB.com profile believes Lowder will be fast mover through the system, noting an advanced feel for pitching and one of the college game's best changeups.
