Mark Lowe (intercostal strain) will make a fourth rehab appearance Monday for Triple-A Round Rock. Lowe is expected to pitch on back-to-back days before being activated. Barring any setbacks, he'll rejoin the Rangers in Texas this weekend.

Mark Lowe (intercostal strain) tossed two scoreless innings Thursday in his latest rehab appearance with Double-A Frisco. Nice to see after he was blasted for four runs on three hits (two home runs) and a walk over two innings in his two previous appearances. Barring any setbacks, he should be activated from the disabled list this weekend.

Mark Lowe (intercostal strain) is scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment Saturday with Double-A Frisco. Lowe is scheduled to throw one inning. He'll likely only a few rehab appearances before being activated. The 29-year-old right-hander has been sidelined for a month with a strained right intercostal muscle.

Mark Lowe (intercostal strain) is expected to begin a minor league rehab assignment this weekend with Double-A Frisco. Lowe was given the go-ahead after throwing another bullpen session Thursday without incident. The 29-year-old right-hander has been sidelined for a month with a strained right intercostal muscle. He should only need a handful of rehab appearances to get ready.

Mark Lowe (intercostal strain) tossed a successful bullpen session on Sunday afternoon. It was his first mound workout since being placed on the disabled list at the end of June. Lowe is hoping to return from the disabled list at some point in early August.

Mark Lowe (intercostal strain) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Sunday. It will be his first since landing on the disabled list in late June. Lowe could return in early August if he continues to progress.

Mark Lowe (intercostal strain) resumed his throwing program Friday without any setbacks. Currently on the disabled list with a strained right intercostal injury, Lowe's next step will involve being cleared for a rehab assignment. He'll return to a middle relief role when healthy.

Mark Lowe (intercostal strain) is scheduled to throw his first bullpen session Friday. If all goes well, he could be cleared for a rehab assignment. Lowe hasn't pitched since June 29 with a strained ribcage muscle. He'll return to a middle relief role when healthy.

Mark Lowe (rib) indicated he could be activated from the disabled list when first eligible. Lowe was placed on the DL Friday with a nagging right intercostal muscle injury, but said he expects to make a full and quick recovery. "It's just something that I didn't want to linger on until September and then get hurt like I did last year," Lowe said. "This is something that I've been dealing with for about three and a half weeks now."

Rangers placed RHP Mark Lowe on the 15-day disabled list with a strained ribcage muscle. The muscle had been bothering Lowe for some time now, and he felt it more when trying to throw on Friday. Yoshinori Tateyama has been recalled from Triple-A and will take Lowe's place in the Rangers bullpen for the time being.