Thu 7/2/15 12:17 PM

Odorizzi (oblique) allowed one run off two hits across 4.0 innings in his first rehab start at High-A Charlotte, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Odorizzi's quote to Charlotte Sun reporter Josh Vitale is especially encouraging, saying "I feel like the stuff I had today, I could have taken into today's (Rays) game and been perfectly fine." If Odorizzi's stuff is working and he feels okay, there probably isn't any reason to push him into a rehab start. If so, his next start will be with the big league club in four or five days.