ImpactWith left-hander Tommy Henry on the hill for Arizona, Senzel is starting over TJ Friedl and also occupying a key spot in the lineup. He's sporting a .993 OPS versus left-handed pitching this season.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Nick Senzel - Batting second versus leftySenzel is starting in center field and batting second Friday versus the Diamondbacks.
Wilmer Flores - Goes yard againFlores went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Reds.
ImpactThe Giants put just four runners on base, and Flores accounted for half of those instances. The infielder has taken advantage of playing more regularly in July, batting .417 (20-for-48) over 14 contests this month. He's also homered four times in his last four games. For the season, he's at a .292/.349/.526 slash line with 12 homers, 31 RBI, 29 runs scored and 13 doubles over 232 plate appearances. Until LaMonte Wade (hamstring) is ready to play, Flores will likely see a majority of the time at first base.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
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Elly De La Cruz - Bats leadoff againDe La Cruz batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 with a walk and was caught stealing in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Giants.
ImpactDe La Cruz was atop the order for a fourth straight game, all coming against right-handers. TJ Friedl had served that role previously but was dropped to second behind De La Cruz. The dynamic De La Cruz has slumped since returning from the All-Star break, going 2-for-28 (.071) over seven games.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Will Benson - Involved in winBenson went 2-for-3 with a walk, two doubles, an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's 5-1 win over San Francisco.
ImpactBenson walked ahead of Luke Maile's two-run home run in the third then doubled in a run and scored an inning later. His sixth-inning stolen base did not impact the game, but it was the outfielder's ninth of the season and fifth in the last 17 games. Benson has been prominent in the last contests for the Reds, going 4-for-10 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Luke Maile - Homers, collects three hitsMaile went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's win over the Giants.
ImpactMaile got the Reds on the board with a two-run shot off Alex Cobb in the bottom of the third and later added two singles, giving him his first three-hit game of the season. The catcher was 0-for-11 at the plate in July coming in while the home run was his first since May 20 against the Yankees. It marked Maile's fourth multi-hit game of his 2023 campaign.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Alex Cobb - Allows five runs in lossCobb (6-3) took the loss Thursday, allowing five runs on nine hits and four walks over 4.1 innings against the Reds. He did not record any strikeouts.
ImpactCobb struggled with his command early, issuing three walks over the first three innings before surrendering a two-run blast to Luke Maile with no outs in the bottom of the third. The right-hander would get tagged for another two runs in the fourth after giving up a leadoff double to Jonathan India to start the inning and would eventually get handed his first loss since May 28. Cobb had allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his last four starts coming in and actually failed to record a strikeout Wednesday for the first time this season.
JULY 21, 2023•ROTOWIRE
