Impact Cruz will join fellow pitchers Hunter Greene and Ben Lively on the COVID-19 IL, and he'll be forced to miss at least one week. Carson Spiers was brought up from Double-A Chattanooga as Cruz's replacement.
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CINCINNATI REDS 77-85 · 4TH IN NL CENTRAL
77-85 · 4TH IN NL CENTRAL
Fernando Cruz - Lands on COVID-19 IL The Reds placed Cruz on the COVID-19 injured list Friday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Lyon Richardson - Recalled for Friday start Richardson was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Friday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact With Ben Lively -- who was originally scheduled to start Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader -- landing on the COVID-19 IL, Richardson will come up from Louisville to start in Lively's place. The 23-year-old righty has surrendered seven runs in 7.1 innings through two starts in the majors this season.
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Ben Lively - Placed on COVID-19 IL The Reds placed Lively on the COVID-19 injured list Friday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Impact Lively was originally scheduled to start the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Cubs, but he'll now be forced to miss at least one week. Lyon Richardson will come up from Triple-A Louisville and replace Lively as Friday's starter.
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Tyler Stephenson - Breather in Game 2 Stephenson is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader with the Cubs.
Impact Stephenson will head to the bench after he went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in the team's 6-2 loss to Chicago in Friday's matinee. Luke Maile will start behind the plate and bat ninth in the nightcap.
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Hunter Renfroe - On bench for Game 2 Renfroe is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader with the Cubs.
Impact Renfroe will take a seat after he went 0-for-4 in his debut with Cincinnati in their opener Friday. Will Benson will take over in right field and bat seventh against Chicago.
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Reds place Greene, 2 more pitchers on COVID-19 IL Fernando Cruz and Ben Lively were placed on the list between the games of Friday's doubleheader.
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Joey Votto - No baseball activities yet Votto (shoulder) remains shut down from baseball activities, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact It was reported last week that Votto should be ready to return from his left shoulder soreness by early September, but clearly that's not happening. Expect the Reds to use Christian Encarnacion-Strand at first base and Jake Fraley at designated hitter against righties until Votto is ready.
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Nick Lodolo - Will not require surgery Lodolo will not require surgery on his injured left tibia, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact He is, however, done for the season, as previously reported. Lodolo finished the 2023 campaign having thrown just 34.1 innings with the Reds, collecting a 6.29 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and 47:10 K:BB. The upside with the southpaw will remain heading into 2024, but he'll have to show he's healthy.
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Justin Dunn - Set for shoulder surgery Dunn will undergo surgery to repair a torn anterior capsule in his right shoulder, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Impact Dunn has been out all season with the shoulder issue and recently had a setback while on a rehab assignment. More information on a timetable should be available after the operation, but he could be sidelined well into the 2024 season.
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T.J. Friedl - Absent from lineup Friedl is not in the lineup for the first game of Friday's doubleheader versus the Cubs.
Impact New addition Harrison Bader is in center field for the Reds versus left-hander Jordan Wicks. Friedl still figures to play plenty against right-handers, but even in those instances might be removed late for defense or a pinch-hitter.
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Will Benson - Sitting out first game Benson is not in the lineup for the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Cubs.
Impact Southpaw Jordan Wicks is on the hill for the Cubs, so Benson will take a seat. Newcomer Hunter Renfroe is in right field for the Reds.
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Brett Kennedy - Summoned to majors Kennedy was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Friday, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact Kennedy will be available in relief for now but could be a candidate for a start or two while Hunter Greene (COVID-19) is sidelined. The righty has posted a 5.06 ERA over two starts and two relief appearances with the big club this season.
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Jake Fraley - Makes return from IL Fraley (toe) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact Fraley is eventually going to require surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left fourth toe, but he will delay it until the offseason as he tries to help the Reds' playoff push. The 28-year-old is not in the lineup for the first game of Friday's doubleheader versus the Cubs but will likely be in there for the nightcap.
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Hunter Greene - Lands on COVID-19 IL Greene was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Friday, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact Greene's next start is tentatively scheduled for Monday and he could technically take the ball that day, but there's no minimum or maximum amount of time he has to spend on the COVID-19 IL, so his return date is unclear. The righty allowed on unearned run over 5.1 innings in a win over the Giants in his last start.
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Hunter Renfroe - In cleanup spot Friday Renfroe is starting in right field and batting cleanup in his Reds debut Friday in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cubs.
Impact Most of Renfroe's at-bats figure to come against lefties after he arrived in Cincinnati via waiver claim. He and his teammates will face southpaw Jordan Wicks on Friday.
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Harrison Bader - Batting leadoff in Reds debut Bader is starting in center field and batting leadoff in his Reds debut Friday in the first game of a doubleheader versus the Cubs.
Impact Left-hander Jordan Wicks is starting for the Cubs, so the Reds have a lineup full of right-handed and switch hitters. Bader might not play much versus righties, but he could be his new team's regular leadoff hitter and center fielder against southpaws.
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Nick Lodolo - Done for rest of year Lodolo (tibia) was ruled out Thursday for the remainder of the 2023 season, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Impact It's rather unsurprising news after Lodolo suffered a second stress reaction in his left tibia last week while making a rehab start for the Reds' Triple-A affiliate in Louisville. The 25-year-old left-hander finishes the season with a 2-1 record, 6.29 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and 47:10 K:BB in just seven major-league starts covering 34.1 innings.
AUGUST 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Michael Siani - Dropped from 40-man roster Siani was designated for assignment by the Reds on Thursday.
Impact Siani has posted an underwhelming .698 OPS in 108 games this season with Triple-A Louisville and holds a career .167/.200/.167 batting line in 25 major-league plate appearances. The 24-year-old outfielder was a fourth-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, but he is now off the 40-man roster in Cincinnati.
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Alejo Lopez - Designated for assignment Lopez was designated for assignment by the Reds on Thursday.
Impact Lopez was just called up Tuesday, but the Reds needed to clear out 40-man roster space after claiming Harrison Bader and Hunter Renfroe ahead of Thursday's waiver deadline. Mike Siani has also been designated for assignment.
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