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CINCINNATI REDS 77-85 · 4TH IN NL CENTRAL
77-85 · 4TH IN NL CENTRAL
Cincinnati Reds Make Flurry of Roster Moves Ahead of Weekend Showdown With Detroit Tigers The Reds are hoping to stay hot after sweeping the Yankees
Levi Jordan - Booted from 40-man roster The Reds designated Jordan for assignment Friday.
Impact Jordan will be the odd man out in the Reds' flurry of roster moves Friday, giving up his spot on the 40-man roster to clear the way for Austin Wynns and Edwin Rios to join the MLB roster. Although Jordan owns a .842 OPS at Triple-A Louisville, he went just 1-for-10 in seven games with the Reds.
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Edwin Ríos - Joins big-league roster The Reds selected Rios' contract from Triple-A Louisville on Friday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact Rios has been at Louisville all season, where he's put up an .826 OPS with 11 home runs over 50 contests. The 30-year-old is capable of handle the corner infield and corner outfield spots, but it seems unlikely he'll garner much playing time with Cincinnati.
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Edwin Ríos - Joins big-league roster The Reds selected Rios' contract from Triple-A Louisville on Friday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact Rios has been at Louisville all season, where he's put up an .826 OPS with 11 home runs over 50 contests. The 30-year-old is capable of handling the corner infield and corner outfield spots, but it seems unlikely he'll garner much playing time with Cincinnati.
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Austin Wynns - Back with Reds The Reds' selected Wynns' contract from Triple-A Louisville on Friday.
Impact Wynns was DFA'd on Tuesday but will rejoin the active roster Friday after Luke Maile (back) was placed on the 10-day IL. He'll serve as Tyler Stephenson's primary backup while Maile is shelved.
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Austin Wynns - Back with Reds The Reds selected Wynns' contract from Triple-A Louisville on Friday.
Impact Wynns was DFA'd on Tuesday but will rejoin the active roster Friday after Luke Maile (back) was placed on the 10-day IL. He'll serve as Tyler Stephenson's primary backup while Maile is shelved.
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Luke Maile - Hits IL Mailey was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a herniated disc in his back.
Impact Maile was removed from Thursday's contest with what was initially deemed a hip injury but further evaluation revealed he's dealing with a herniated disc. The injury and subsequent IL stint means that Maile won't be eligible to return until after the All-Star break. Austin Wynns was brought up from Triple-A and should operate as Tyler Stephenson's primary backup.
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Luke Maile - Hits IL Mailey was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a herniated disc in his back.
Impact Maile was removed from Thursday's contest with what was initially deemed a hip injury, but further evaluation revealed he's dealing with a herniated disc. The injury and subsequent IL stint means that Maile won't be eligible to return until after the All-Star break. Austin Wynns was brought up from Triple-A and should operate as Tyler Stephenson's primary backup.
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Jake Fraley - Goes on family emergency list The Reds placed Fraley on the family medical emergency list Friday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact By rule, Fraley will miss at least the next three days but no more than seven days while on the list. The Reds have Nick Martini and Will Benson in the corner outfield spots and Jeimer Candelario at designated hitter Friday against the Tigers.
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Jake Fraley - Goes on family emergency list The Reds placed Fraley on the family medical emergency list Friday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Impact By rule, Fraley will need to miss at least the next three days but no more than seven days while on the list. The Reds have Nick Martini and Will Benson in the corner outfield spots and Jeimer Candelario at designated hitter Friday against the Tigers.
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Luke Maile - Out of lineup Friday Maile (hip) is absent from the starting nine Friday against Detroit.
Impact Maile was removed from Thursday's game in the seventh inning due to a hip injury and won't start Friday's contest. Early indications are that Maile's injury is minor and it's unclear if he would have been in the lineup Friday even if healthy.
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Luke Maile - Out of lineup Friday Maile (hip) is absent from the starting nine Friday against Detroit.
Impact Maile was removed from Thursday's game in the seventh inning due to a hip injury and won't start Friday's contest. Early indications are that Maile's injury is minor, and it's unclear if he would have been in the lineup Friday even if healthy.
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Jake Fraley - Idle Friday Fraley is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Detroit.
Impact Fraley's playing time has been trending down lately, having only started in four of the Reds' last 12 games. Nick Martini has emerged as Cincinnati's preferred option in left field, pushing Will Benson into right field and Fraley to the bench on most nights.
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Jake Fraley - Idle Friday Fraley is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Detroit.
Impact Fraley's playing time has been trending down lately, as he has started only four of the Reds' last 12 games. Nick Martini has emerged as Cincinnati's preferred option in left field, pushing Will Benson into right field and Fraley to the bench for most games.
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T.J. Friedl - Scheduled for follow-up MRI Friedl (hamstring) is scheduled for a follow-up MRI exam soon, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Impact If the results of the exam show progress, Friedl will likely be cleared to begin running and more advanced baseball activity. The outfielder said he's playing catch and swinging off a tee. Friedl was eligible to be activated off the 10-day injured list July 4.
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Nick Martini - Swats homer in win Martini went 1-for-1 with a walk and a solo home run in Thursday's 8-4 win over the Yankees.
Impact Martini put the Reds on top early with a second-inning home run, his fifth of the season and first in 12 games since being recalled from the minors. He later walked and was removed once a left-hander entered the game. He's been a steady lineup presence lately against right-handers, a deployment that should continue until TJ Friedl (hamstring) is ready to return.
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Luke Maile - Removed with side injury Maile was removed from Thursday's game in the seventh inning after sustaining a side injury near his right hip, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Impact Maile said he was uncomfortable all day and felt pain on the follow through of his swing that produced an inning-ending groundout in the bottom of the sixth inning. He remained in the game but was eventually removed the next inning. Maile described it as a nerve hurting on the lower right side of his hip. He received treatment following the game and reports feeling better already.
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Reds ride hot streak into series vs. Tigers One step forward followed by a step or two back has been a trend for the Cincinnati Reds this season.They hope to halt that tendency when th...
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Reds ride hot streak into series vs. Tigers One step forward followed by a step or two back has been a trend for the Cincinnati Reds this season.They hope to halt that tendency when th...
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Reds host the Tigers to begin 3-game series
The Cincinnati Reds host the Detroit Tigers to start a three-game seriesJULY 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jake Fraley - Drives in three runs Thursday Fraley went 2-for-4 with a triple, three RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's 8-4 victory versus the Yankees.
Impact Fraley broke the game open for the Reds with his bases-clearing triple in the seventh inning. It was just the third three-bagger of his six-year career, with two taking place this season. Fraley tacked on a stolen base in Thursday's victory, giving him 12 thefts on the campaign.
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Spencer Steer - Belts three-run homer Steer went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional run and a walk against the Yankees in an 8-4 victory Thursday.
Impact Steer gave the Reds a 5-0 lead with his three-run blast to the short porch in right field in the fifth inning. The long ball was his 11th of the campaign, and he's just shy of the halfway point to reaching the 23 homers he hit last season. Steer also has 54 RBI, 41 runs and 13 stolen bases through 355 plate appearances this year.
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Jonathan India - Homers among three hits India went 3-for-5 with a home run and two additional runs in Thursday's 8-4 win against the Yankees.
Impact India hit one of three homers for Cincinnati, swatting a solo shot in the third inning. He finished with his ninth multi-hit game over his past 12 contests, a stretch during which he's batting a blistering .467 (21-for-45) with Thursday's homer, six RBI, 13 runs and two stolen bases. The hot span has pushed India's season batting average from .241 to .278.
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