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Senzel (shoulder) remains out of the lineup Sunday against Arizona.

A sore shoulder will keep Senzel sidelined for the fifth straight game. He's appeared off the bench in each of the last three contests, though, so there's a chance he could be ready to go Tuesday in Seattle following Monday's scheduled off day. Brian O'Grady will start in center field in his absence.

Donaldson went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Nationals.

The 33-year-old is on another tear, going deep in consecutive games and four times in his last seven contests while slashing .364/.517/.955 and racking up nine RBI. Donaldson now has 36 homers on the year, leaving him with 19 games left on the schedule to slug five more and tie his career high of 41, set during his MVP campaign of 2015.

Newman went 1-for-4 with a run and stolen base in a 10-1 loss to the Cardinals on Saturday.

In a different era, Newman would probably be more appreciated. He only has 10 home runs and thus a .133 ISO, but he's batting .313 with 14 stolen bases. He's also chipped in 53 RBI and 51 runs, which is very respectable for 415 at-bats with a below-average team.

Manager Craig Counsell said Moustakas (wrist) still can't swing a bat, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Moustakas came off the bench and played an inning at third base Saturday, but he was pulled for a pinch hitter once he was scheduled to bat. Counsell said Friday that the veteran third baseman is in "significant pain" and is "not making progress," so it seems unlikely he'll return to action Sunday if the team wasn't comfortable with him hitting a day earlier. Travis Shaw and Hernan Perez should continue splitting time at the hot corner in his place.

Muncy (wrist) hopes to be activated off the 10-day injured list to start Friday against the Mets, Alanna Rizzo of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.

The 29-year-old began fielding groundballs and taking swings this week and expects to progress enough to rejoin the Dodgers next weekend. Muncy has been sidelined since Aug. 28, when he sustained a small crack in his right wrist after he was hit by a pitch.

Moustakas (hand) remains out of the lineup Saturday against the Cubs.

Moustakas returned to the lineup Monday after missing five games, but his hand did not respond well. Manager Craig Counsell provided an update Friday, telling Adam McCalvy of MLB.com that Moustakas is "not making progress" and that he remains in "significant pain." Travis Shaw and Hernan Perez have been splitting time at third base in Moustakas' absence.

Newman went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI double against St. Louis on Friday.

He's started the last two games without incident after missing Sunday's and Tuesday's games. Newman, who hit first in the lineup Friday, is slashing .343/.389/.521 in 264 plate appearances from the leadoff spot and just .222/.242/.256 in 120 PA from the seventh spot. Newman now ranks seventh in the NL with a .314 batting average.

Senzel (shoulder) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, according to C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic.

Senzel will miss a fourth straight game as a result of his sore shoulder. He was able to pinch hit Thursday and pinch run Friday, but he likely won't be back in the lineup until the Reds are comfortable with him getting back in the field. Phillip Ervin will make a second straight start in center field in Senzel's place Saturday.

Suarez went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBI in Friday's loss to Arizona.

Suarez hit an RBI single in the third inning and a three-run homer in the fifth, though his teammates combined to drive in just one more run in a game the Reds would lose 7-5. He now has 42 homers, just three off the major-league lead. He's showing no ill effects from the bruised hand which kept him out earlier in the week, going 6-for-10 with a pair of homers since returning to the lineup.

Moustakas (wrist) is not in Friday's lineup against the Cubs.

He has had five at-bats since taking a grounder off his left wrist back on Aug. 26. It is unclear when he will be ready to rejoin the starting nine. Hernan Perez is starting at third base and hitting sixth.