RHP Lisalverto Bonilla was released. After being claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh in the offseason, Bonilla was 3-4 with a 3.59 ERA with Louisville and 1-3 with an 8.10 ERA with Cincinnati. He had been on the DL because of right elbow inflammation since Aug. 10.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla was placed on the 10-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation but it's not considered serious. An MRI did not show any structural damage and Bonilla is expected to resume throwing Monday. Bonilla is 1-3 with a 8.10 ERA in 10 appearances, including four starts.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday for his fifth stint with the big-league club. He's 1-3 with a 7.94 ERA in nine appearances, including four starts. Bonilla was claimed off waivers from the Pirates in February. He pitched 2 2/3 innings on Sunday and allowed three earned runs.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday after being recalled from Triple-A to make his fourth stint with the Reds this season. Bonilla pitched two innings on Tuesday night versus Arizona, allowing three earned runs and two hits with three walks. All three runs scored on Diamondbacks Rey Fuentes' first career pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday to make his fourth stint with the Reds this season. Bonilla pitched two innings on Tuesday versus Arizona, allowing three earned runs and two hits with three walks. All three runs scored on D-backs' Rey Fuentes' first career pinch-hit home run in the seventh.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla was optioned to Triple-A Louisville Monday to make room for LHP Brandon Finnegan in the rotation. Bonilla appeared in eight games for the Reds, including four as a starter, and went 1-3 with a 7.59 ERA. Bonilla has had problems throwing strikes and keeping the ball in the park, allowing 17 walks in 32 innings and yielding seven homers.

The Cincinnati Reds reinstated left-hander Brandon Finnegan from the 60-day disabled list and he will start Monday afternoon's game against the St. Louis Cardinals.Finnegan missed more than two months due to left shoulder issues. He allowed four runs over five innings Wednesday night in a rehab start for Triple-A Louisville, and he produced a 3.00 ERA in three rehab outings. To make room on the roster, the Reds optioned right-hander Lisalverto Bonilla to Triple-A Louisville and also transferred right-hander Bronson Arroyo (right shoulder) to the 60-day disabled list.Finnegan suffered the first major injury of his career in his third start of the season on April 15. The 24-year-old Finnegan traveled with the Reds to Washington for their final two games in the series against the Nationals."I was really excited to walk in, see all the guys and give them a hug and tell them what's up," Finnegan told reporters Sunday. "I had to go through a whole pretty much second spring training, that was... [More]

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday by the Cincinnati Reds.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday. Bonilla gives the Reds a fresh arm after the bullpen covered more than six innings in Saturday's 10-2 loss to the Dodgers. Bonilla is in his third stint with the Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds reinstated catcher Stuart Turner from the 10-day disabled list and designated right-hander Asher Wojciechowski for assignment on Sunday.In addition, the Reds recalled right-hander Lisalverto Bonilla from Triple-A and optioned right-hander Jake Buchanan to Louisville.Turner, a Rule Five draft pick out of Minnesota's farm system last December, was on the disabled list since May 20 with a strained right hamstring. He was hitting .143 with three RBIs in 14 games before the injury.Turner, 25, completed a 20-day rehabilitation assignment on Friday. He played in 15 games and hit .237 for Louisville.Wojciechowski lasted just 2 1/3 innings on Saturday in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 10-2 victory over the Reds, giving up six runs (five earned).Wojciechowski, 28, made six appearances and four starts for the Reds, going 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA. The Reds signed him to a Triple-A deal in May after he was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks in April.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday when LHP Tony Cingrani was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list. Bonilla went 1-3 with a 7.43 ERA in six appearances for Cincinnati, including four starts.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla is better served in long relief, said Reds manager Bryan Price. So with left-hander Amir Garrett back from the disabled list, Bonilla will assume that role. Price said Bonilla's changeup/fastball combo is a good fit in the bullpen.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla pitched a career-low 2 1/3 innings Monday in his start against the Toronto Blue Jays. He matched his career high by allowing six runs in the 17-2 loss to Toronto. He allowed three hits and five walks and is 0-3 with a 7.71 ERA.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla had a precautionary X-ray on his right hand, which was negative. Bonilla was struck on his throwing hand with a pitch while attempting to bunt in the fifth inning on Friday night. In the sixth inning, Bonilla allowed three straight hits, including Alexi Amarista's three-run homer.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla had overcome a rough first inning against the Rockies on Friday night, but things unraveled for him in the sixth. After being struck on the hand attempting a bunt in the fifth, Bonilla allowed three straight hits including Alexi Amarista's three-run home run.Bonilla allowed two runs on three hits and also hit a batter in the first. But, he gave up only one hit over the next four innings with two walks and two strikeouts before the fateful sixth. Bonilla said following the game that he wouldn't use getting hit on the hand as an excuse. Reds manager Bryan Price said Bonilla insisted he was fine after being hit. "I walked all the way down to first base, and (Bonilla) was telling (trainer) Steve Baumann, 'No problem. No problem. No problem. I?m good,'" Price said. "I can't tell you that the runs he gave up were due to the hand."

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla (0-1, 4.85 ERA) makes his third appearance and second start of the season on Friday as the Reds host Colorado to open a three-game weekend series. It will be his first career appearance against the Rockies. He started the Reds' 3-1 loss at San Francisco on May 13 and threw a career-high eight innings.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla earned another start after an impressive performance in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Making his first start since 2014 when he was with the Texas Rangers, Bonilla pitched a complete game, limiting the Giants to six hits in eight innings. Unfortunately, two of the hits were solo home runs, which proved to be the difference in the game.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla will make his first start for the Reds at San Francisco on Saturday. He was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Thursday to take the rotation spot of RHP Rookie Davis, who was demoted Wednesday. Bonilla pitched once in an earlier stint with the Reds in April, allowing three hits, three walks and four runs in five innings against the Chicago Cubs. He has never faced the Giants.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla was promoted from Triple-A Louisville before Thursday's game and has been named the scheduled starter Saturday against the San Francisco Giants. Bonilla appeared in one game in a previous stint with the parent club, allowing three hits and four runs in five innings of relief in a loss to the Chicago Cubs. Bonilla previously had pitched five games (including three starts) for the Texas Rangers in 2014, going 3-0 with a 3.05 ERA.

RHP Lisalverto Bonilla pitched five innings on Saturday against the Cubs, giving up four earned runs and three hits. He walked three and struck out six. He's the first Reds reliever to pitch five innings since Keyvius Sampson on Aug. 14, 2016 at Milwaukee.As expected, Bonilla was optioned to Triple-A Louisville.