Tepera (finger) hopes to get back on the mound by the end of the week and throw a pair of side sessions before returning to the roster sometime during next week's series against the Reds, which begins Tuesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Tepera has already missed the minimum 10 days while recovering from a cut finger, but it looks as though he's still roughly a week from returning. He's been throwing since Sunday but still has a few more steps in his progression before he's ready for game action.