RHP Michael Lorenzen was reinstated from the bereavement list Friday following the death of his father. He then turned in a special night, pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings and launching his first career homer, a three-run shot in the seventh which earned him an emotional curtain call from the crowd. "Everything happens for a reason," said Lorenzen following Friday's game, fighting back tears. "Everything that happened tonight, I don't think I'll ever feel that way again. My family needed that." Lorenzen has helped stabilize the Reds' bullpen since he came off the disabled list, recording a 2.17 ERA in 19 appearances.

RHP Michael Lorenzen was reinstated from the bereavement list on Friday.

RHP Michael Lorenzen is expected to be reinstated from the bereavement list on Friday. Lorenzen has helped stabilize the Reds' bullpen since he came off the disabled list. Lorenzen has recorded a 2.30 ERA in 18 appearances since coming back.

RHP Michael Lorenzen will be reinstated from the bereavement list on Friday. He is 2-0 with a 2.30 ERA in 18 appearances.

RHP Michael Lorenzen was placed on the bereavement list on Tuesday. Lorenzen has helped stabilize the Reds' bullpen since coming off the disabled list. In his past nine appearances, he owns a 0.66 ERA.

RHP Michael Lorenzen was placed on the bereavement list on Tuesday. Lorenzen has helped stabilize the Reds' bullpen since coming off the disabled list. In his last nine appearances, Lorenzen has posted a 0.66 ERA.

LHP Michael Lorenzen made his season debut Friday night after beginning the season on the disabled list. He allowed a two-run home run in one inning of work, but also reached 100 mph on the radar gun and struck out two. "I saw him show that type of velocity a bit in the Arizona Fall League," manager Bryan Price said. "This is what we saw on the reports during his rehab."

RHP Michael Lorenzen (right elbow sprain) was activated from the 60-day DL on Wednesday. He's been out since spring training. Lorenzen, who will take a place in Cincinnati's bullpen, has not pitched since he suffered a sprained right elbow during Spring Training. He also contracted mononucleosis in April, which set him back further.

RHP Michael Lorenzen was activated from the 60-day disabled list on Wednesday.

RHP Michael Lorenzen (elbow strain) threw 10 of his 15 pitches for strikes Monday with Triple-A Louisville in his first minor league rehab inning. He allowed a leadoff hit, but got a double play and a strikeout while repeatedly throwing in the high-90s. Lorenzen is scheduled to pitch again Wednesday and work Saturday and Sunday before being activated by the Reds if all goes well. He is on the 60-day DL.

RHP Michael Lorenzen (sprained right elbow) made his first game appearance of the year Monday, throwing a scoreless inning for Triple-A Louisville on a rehab assignment. He allowed one hit and struck out one. Lorenzen has regained the 20 pounds he lost during a bout of mononucleosis during spring training.

RHP Michael Lorenzen completed extended spring training in Arizona and returned to Cincinnati, where he threw a bullpen Friday in preparation for a Triple-A rehab stint. Lorenzen has regained the 20 pounds he lost during a bout of mononucleosis during spring training. "It wasn't all sunshine and rainbows all the time," Lorenzen said. "I hope to not go through this again. I thank the staff (in Arizona) for helping me get back." Lorenzen will pitch out of the bullpen when he returns.

RHP Michael Lorenzen completed extended spring training in Arizona, and he plans to return to Cincinnati for side work before beginning a rehab assignment at Triple-A Louisville. Lorenzen is on the disabled list with a right elbow injury. "He was throwing his fastball and changeup for strikes," manager Bryan Price said. "I'm sure, with the temperatures getting into the hundreds, guys are looking forward to getting out of Arizona."

RHP Michael Lorenzen (right elbow) had a 30-pitch bullpen session at the club's spring training complex in Goodyear, Ariz., on Thursday and is expected to throw 30-35 pitches over two innings in an extended spring training game on Saturday. The Reds are working Lorenzen back with the plans of using him in the bullpen when he returns.

RHP Michael Lorenzen (sprained right elbow) will work out of the bullpen when he rejoins the Reds. He threw 31 pitches in two innings Tuesday in an extended spring training game in Goodyear, Ariz., and is again scheduled to pitch in an extended spring game Saturday. Lorenzen will stay in extended spring training until that program concludes June 8 and then begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Louisville. Lorenzen, who is on the 60-day disabled list, made 21 starts for the Reds last season and was expected to be part of their Opening Day rotation before injuring his elbow March.

RHP Michael Lorenzen threw two innings of live batting practice during extended spring training Saturday as he works his way back from a right elbow injury and a bout with Mononucleosis. Manager Bryan Price said Lorenzen will make another start May 31 in Arizona, and join a minor league affiliate for a rehab appearance but wasn't sure if Lorenzen would start or work out of the bullpen when he returns to the Reds.

RHP Michael Lorenzen, who began the season on the disabled list with an elbow injury, is throwing on flat ground. He could throw a bullpen session as early as Wednesday. Manager Bryan Price wouldn't say at this point whether Lorenzen would start or if he would move to the bullpen when he is fit. "We just want to get him healthy," Price said. "Our starters have been doing pretty well."

RHP Michael Lorenzen (sprained right ulnar collateral ligament, mononucleosis) was transferred from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list on Monday. The transaction makes room for RHP Layne Somsen, whose contract the Reds purchased from Triple-A Louisville. Lorenzen was injured in early March and was placed on the disabled list April 3 (retroactive to March 25) The Reds announced he was suffering from mononucleosis on April 7. Lorenzen went 4-9 with a 5.40 ERA in 27 games (21 starts) as a rookie last season.

RHP Michael Lorenzen (elbow) was placed on the 15-disabled list on Sunday, retroactive to March 25.

Lorenzen took a no decision Monday against the Cubs as he allowed five runs on six hits and a walk over 4.2 innings. He struck out five.

Lorenzen dominated at Triple-A -- a 1.13 ERA in three starts after his demotion -- but still can't find it at the major league level. He has now gone seven consecutive outings without a quality start and has allowed at least five runs in four of them. His ERA has ballooned from 3.38 on June 27 to 5.66 following Monday's start.