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Cobb (groin) threw a two-inning side session Thursday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

With Jakob Junis getting sent to the minors Friday, it would seem that things are lining up for Cobb to return to the rotation soon, although that has not been confirmed. Cobb's increased fastball velocity had him looking like he was in for a potential career year prior to suffering the groin injury.

Snell (groin) pitched four scoreless innings for High-A Fort Wayne on Thursday, allowing two hits and no walks while striking out four.

In his first minor-league rehab start as he works his way back from a groin injury, Snell threw 44 pitches and allowed only three baserunners. He may need another rehab start to push his pitch count higher, but a return to the big-league rotation in early-to-mid May appears to be likely.

Overton will start Saturday's game against the Rockies, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Overton was added to Cincinnati's taxi squad Friday, and he'll have his contract selected Saturday to take Nick Lodolo's (back) place in the rotation. While the right-hander will have to pitch at hitter-friendly Coors Field during his team debut, he had strong results at Triple-A Louisville early in the year, posting a 2.84 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in 19 innings over four appearances (two starts).

Walker (shoulder) remains on track to start Saturday against the Phillies and is stretched out to throw about 80-to-85 pitches and five innings, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Walker has been sidelined since exiting his season debut April 11 with right shoulder bursitis, but he'll return to the mound Saturday and will unsurprisingly face some workload restrictions. However, the limitations are fairly minor, and the right-hander should be cleared for a full workload within another start or two, assuming he avoids any setbacks.

Overton was added to the Reds' taxi squad Friday.

Overton has made four appearances (two starts) in Louisville this year and has recorded a 2.84 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in 19 innings. He'll travel with the Reds during their weekend road trip to Colorado and is a strong candidate to start Saturday against the Rockies since Nick Lodolo (back) is on the 10-day IL.

Rogers (1-3) allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out four across six innings to earn the win Thursday against the Nationals.

Rogers allowed a run in the opening frame, which was mostly produced by a wild pitch and passed ball. However, he settled in quickly and did not allow a hit across his final five innings of work -- highlighted by eight groundball outs. Rogers has now allowed two or fewer earned runs in three of his four outings to begin the season, which amounts to a 5.09 ERA and a 14:9 K:BB across 17.2 frames.

Wright (3-0) earned the win over the Cubs on Thursday, tossing seven innings during which he allowed one run on three hits and four walks while striking out eight.

Wright continued his upstart campaign with his third quality start, each of which has resulted in a win. The right-hander notched 11 swinging strikes, didn't allow any extra-base hits and finished with eight punchouts. Wright has been so good this season that his ERA actually increased (to 1.13) with the superb performance, as he entered the contest having allowed only two earned runs across his first 17 frames. He has looked like an emerging ace so far in 2022 and will look to keep rolling when he takes on the Mets in New York in his next scheduled start.

Gomber (1-2) allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits and one walk while striking out six across six innings to take the loss Thursday against the Phillies.

Gomber allowed a run in each of the second, third and fourth frames, though he retired six of the final seven batters he faced to turn in a quality start. He also surrendered only one extra-base hit, a solo home run by Alec Bohm. After two poor starts to begin the campaign, Gomber has allowed only two earned runs across his last two outings -- both on the road -- spanning 12 innings. He's posted an impressive 14:1 K:BB in that same stretch, but he's currently projected to pitch at Coors Field in his next turn through the rotation in a matchup against Washington.

Smyly (1-2) allowed two runs on five hits across 4.2 innings to take the loss Thursday against Atlanta. He walked one and struck out four.

Two solo home runs accounted for all the offense against Smyly as he fell to the team he played for last season. The lefty is now sitting at 1-2 but has pitched well with a 2.79 ERA and 1.09 WHIP across his first four starts. Smyly isn't a huge strikeout guy, with 13 so far across 19.1 innings, but he'll have some fantasy value as long as he keeps his ERA and WHIP down. The veteran lines up to face the White Sox on Wednesday in his next scheduled start.

Wheeler (1-3) allowed one hit and four walks while striking out seven across six scoreless innings to earn the win Thursday against the Rockies.

Wheeler soothed some early season concern with an outing that was reminiscent of his excellent 2021 campaign. The only hit he surrendered was a leadoff triple to Sam Hilliard in the third inning, but Wheeler managed to work out of the jam. The only downside to Wheeler's start was that he issued four free passes, though he still threw 62 of his 90 pitches for strikes and began 15 of the 22 batters he faced with a strike. Through 18.2 innings, Wheeler owns a bloated 5.79 ERA but Thursday's start was a step forward.