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Miguel Amaya - Not starting SundayAmaya is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Reds.
ImpactChristian Bethancourt will start behind home plate and bat seventh in the Cubs' regular-season finale. Barring a pinch-hit appearance, Amaya will end the 2024 regular season slashing .232/.288/.357 with eight home runs and 47 RBI across 363 plate appearances.
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Cody Bellinger - Absent from lineupBellinger is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
ImpactBellinger will begin Sunday's regular-season finale on the bench as Kevin Alcantara starts in right field and bats eighth. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Bellinger will end the 2024 regular season slashing .266/.325/.426 with nine stolen bases, 18 home runs and 78 RBI across 569 plate appearances.
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Dansby Swanson - Absent for regular-season finaleSwanson is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
ImpactLuis Vazquez will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Swanson will finish the 2024 regular-season with a slash line of .242/.312/.390 with 19 stolen bases, 16 home runs and 66 RBI across 593 plate appearances.
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Noelvi Marte - Logs one hit in lossMarte went 1-for-3 and was caught stealing in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Cubs.
ImpactMarte logged one of two hits for the Reds, whose bats have gone uber quiet over the final week of the season (league-low .137 average). Cincinnati's lost five straight, including three shutouts, and been outscored 17-3. Marte is doing his best to put behind him a disappointing season, which began with an 80-game suspension due to a PED violation. He's gone 13-for-48 (.271) with four walks, four RBI and three steals (caught twice) over the last 14 games.
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Seiya Suzuki - Reaches four times in returnSuzuki (ankle) went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Reds.
ImpactSuzuki missed the last two games due to a sprained ankle he sustained during Tuesday's contest, but he looked fully health Saturday. The outfielder has had another productive season, and he's set new career highs with 21 home runs and 16 stolen bases. Suzuki needs one more run and RBI in the last game of the year to match career bests in those categories as well. His current .850 OPS would also be a new career high.
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