MLB Player News

Senzel is not starting Tuesday's game against the Pirates.

Senzel is sitting two games in a row but not two days in a row, as he started the first game of Monday's doubleheader. He won't be asked to start on consecutive days immediately upon returning from a month-long absence. Brian Goodwin will again be the center fielder in this one.

Moustakas went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the Pirates.

Moustakas came up big in the fifth inning, putting his team in the lead with a three-run blast to center field. The veteran third baseman has slugged five home runs and sits with 17 RBI to go with a .220/.331/.410 slash line over 34 contests this season.

Hayes went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the Reds.

Hayes left the yard in the top of the fifth inning, collecting his second homer of the 2020 campaign. In his first taste of major-league action, he's batting .316 with five extra-base hits and five RBI over 11 contests.

Senzel is not in the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Pirates, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Senzel returned from a month-long stay on the injured list for undisclosed reasons to start the afternoon contest, going 0-for-3 at the plate. It's no surprise to see that he won't be asked to start twice in one day immediately upon his return. Brian Goodwin will start in center field in his absence.

Hayes will bat third and play third base against the Reds in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader.

He'll bat third in the lineup for the third straight time after primarily hitting seventh in his first week of action. Hayes has stood out defensively and batted better than anticipated. He has a slash line of .344/.400/.594 in his first 35 plate appearances. The rookie went 2-for-3 with a triple in his only game against starter Trevor Bauer.

Newman will start at second base and will bat seventh in the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Reds.

After batting second in Sunday's 11-0 loss to the Royals, Newman will slide back down to a spot in the bottom third of the order. The low lineup placement may become the new normal for Newman, who has gone hitless in 14 at-bats over his last four starts to drop his season average to .222.

Senzel (undisclosed) returned from the injured list Monday and will serve as the 29th man for the day's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.

While Senzel is just the extra man for now, he'll presumably remain on the roster going forward, with another player getting optioned. He's been out for exactly a month for a reason that has never been explicitly stated, though his absence came at the same time that an undisclosed person in the Reds' organization tested positive for COVID-19. He should be the team's primary center fielder going forward and will look to build on his solid .244/.327/.489 slash line from his first 14 games of the season.

Anderson is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Anderson is hitting a strong .386/.481/.500 in the month of September. He'll hit the bench for Monday's afternoon contest, with Miguel Rojas sliding to third base and Jazz Chisholm starting at shortstop.

Suarez went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, two RBI and one run scored in Sunday's 10-5 win over the Cardinals.

Suarez had cooled off again after his three-homer game Sept. 5 -- 3-for-22 in his last six games entering play Sunday -- but got back on track in the finale against St. Louis. His OPS is now over .800, and he is tied with Manny Machado for fifth in the NL in homers with 13.

Machado went 3-for-6 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored across both games of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Giants.

In the first game, Machado singled and stole second in the third inning before scoring on a Wil Myers single. That steal was Machado's fifth of the year. He added an RBI single in the fifth inning of the nightcap. The third baseman has accumulated 13 homers, 39 RBI and 38 runs scored in 48 contests this year.