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Senzel (undisclosed) is not expected to be activated over the weekend but could return for the Reds' upcoming homestand, which begins Monday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Senzel last played Aug. 14, so it would be an exactly one-month absence if he returns to the lineup Monday. The Reds never clarified the nature of his absence, but given that it coincided exactly with the team's brief pause due to an unnamed member of the organization testing positive for COVID-19, it's not hard to connect the dots. He's been able to work out since the start of September, so he should be ready to go soon.

Moustakas' X-rays on his foot came back negative Friday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Moustakas left Thursday's game against the Cubs after getting hit in the foot by a pitch and is not in the lineup Friday against the Cardinals. Given that he's avoided a fracture, however, it's likely that he'll be able to return to the lineup before too long.

Moustakas (foot) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against St. Louis.

Moustakas left Thursday's game against the Cubs after a pitch hit his foot. The injury is evidently serious enough for him to miss at least one game. Freddy Galvis will be the second baseman in his absence.

Moustakas left Thursday's game against the Cubs with a foot contusion, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

The injury occurred when the infielder was hit by a pitch on his foot in the fourth inning. It's yet to be determined if Moustakas will miss time beyond Thursday.

Machado went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk during Thursday's win over the Giants.

Machado extended San Diego's lead with a solo shot off Trevor Cahill in the third inning. The long ball was No. 13 of the season for the 28-year-old, who is slashing .307/.376/.597 while leading the Padres with 54 hits.

Riley went 2-for-5 with two walks, five runs and an RBI in the Braves' 29-9 win over the Marlins on Wednesday.

Batting in front of Adam Duvall -- who posted a career-high nine RBI -- proved to be fruitful for Riley, whose five runs matched his output from his previous 11 games combined. Riley is slashing a respectable .257/.350/.400 in September, but his ability to pare down his strikeout rate has probably been a more impressive development to begin the month. He's struck out only twice in his nine starts during that stretch.

Moustakas went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Cubs.

Moustakas' long ball came off Cubs starter Yu Darvish in the first inning, and that was the only scoring for either team. The 31-year-old Moustakas has hit safely in five of his last six games, going 6-for-19 (.316) with two homers, four RBI and two runs scored in that span. He's slashing .236/.337/.416 with four homers, 14 RBI and seven runs scored in 29 contests overall.

McMahon isn't in Wednesday's lineup against the Padres.

Even with a righty (Zach Davies) taking the mound for the Padres, McMahon will take a seat Wednesday. Josh Fuentes will start at first base in his absence.

Longoria (glute) is in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.

Longoria was reportedly feeling better Tuesday but got an extra day to recover. He'll reclaim his spot at third base Wednesday, batting sixth.

Arenado went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, three RBI and an additional run Tuesday in the Rockies' 14-6 loss to the Padres.

Arenado's first-inning blast off Mike Clevinger ended a 15-game home-run drought for the third baseman. His fantasy utility didn't completely disappear during the power outage, as Arenado still batted .304 while scoring seven runs and driving in seven over that stretch. That said, his ISO stills sits at .209 for the season, his worst showing in the category since his rookie year and 59 points below his mark from 2019.