Fri 6/29/12 10:05 AM

Astros manager Brad Mills said Wilton Lopez (elbow) "felt good and threw the ball very well" during his bullpen session Wednesday. It was his first session off a mound since being diagnosed with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament. Lopez will throw another bullpen session over the weekend before beginning a rehab assignment. It sounds like he could be back before the All-Star break if all goes well.