Reds starter is headed for a second opinion after being diagnosed with another stre s reaction in his left tibia, manager David Bell informed the clubs beat ( ). With le s than six weeks remaining Reggie Jackson Jersey in the regular season, it seems po sible his year is in jeopardy. Left leg i sues have hampered Lodolo since May. He was placed on the injured list with what the club initially called a calf strain. They later modified the diagnosis to a tibia stre s reaction which kept him in a walking boot for upwards of six weeks. He was able to shed the boot by the start of July and begin ramping up with a goal of returning to an MLB mound by late August. Lodolo had made three minor league rehab starts over the past two weeks. During a Triple-A appearance on Sunday, the i sue flared back up. Even if Lodolo can work back from the injury without surgery, hes obviously no longer in position to return from the injured list this month. Its subpar timing for the Reds, to say the least. Cincinnati is half a game back of the Giants and D-Backs for the NLs final Wild Card spot. Theyre in third place in the NL Central, four games behind the division-leading Brewers. The biggest question is whether their rotation can hold up enough to keep their surprising postseason bid alive. Cincinnati welcomed back from the 60-day IL over the weekend, but he was tattooed by the Blue Jays in his first start in two months. , , and comprise the rest of the current rotation. Abbott has been excellent, while Ashcraft and Williamson have found their footing in the second half after rough starts. Yet Kennedy is a 29-year-old with 38 2/3 career big league innings, while a recent injury to has further thinned an already tenuous starting staff. Lodolo had been hit hard in his first seven starts of the season, allowing a 6.29 ERA over 34 1/3 frames. The former #7 overall pick had a strong campaign when healthy a year ago, working to a 3.66 ERA while striking out just under 30% of opposing hitters in his first 19 MLB starts. John Odom Jersey