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Flores will start at first base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Flores has mostly occupied the short side of a platoon with Dominic Smith (hamstring) since the All-Star break, but with Smith landing on the injured list Saturday, Flores should get the chance to play on a near-everyday basis. The 34-year-old heads into Sunday's contest having produced a .238/.306/.375 slash line with 15 home runs, 67 RBI, 41 runs and one stolen base in 444 plate appearances on the season.

Rortvedt will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Giants.

Rortvedt will pick up his fourth consecutive start and looks poised to serve as the Dodgers' primary backstop until Los Angeles gets one of Will Smith (hand) or Dalton Rushing (shin) back from the injured list. Since being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sept. 4, Rortvedt has gone 7-for-22 (.318 average) with two doubles, one walk, five runs and two RBI in eight games.

Muncy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

The left-handed-hitting Muncy will be held out of the lineup for second time in four games while the Dodgers face off against another left-handed starter (Robbie Ray). Enrique Hernandez will fill in for Muncy at third base and will bat eighth.

Conforto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

With southpaw Robbie Ray on the hill for the Giants, the left-handed-hitting Conforto will retreat to the bench for the series finale while Alex Call picks up a start in left field. Though the Dodgers reinstated utility man Tommy Edman from the injured list Wednesday, his return has yet to inhibit Conforto, who had started against right-handed pitchers in both of the first two games of the series in San Francisco.

Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Pages will be rested for the second Sunday in a row after he went 6-for-18 (.333 average) with one double, one RBI and five runs in the intervening five games. With Pages on the bench, Tommy Edman will receive a start in center field.

Iglesias (hand) is starting at third base and batting seventh Sunday against the Rockies, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

The veteran infielder hasn't been in the lineup since being hit by a pitch on the hand Tuesday, though his absence may not have been due to the injury given he still made two appearances off the bench. Iglesias will fill in at the hot corner Sunday for Manny Machado, who is out of the lineup for the first time in 2025.

Hays is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Hays will get a chance to catch his breath Sunday after he had started in each of the Reds' last 12 games, during which he slashed .292/.300/.583 with four home runs, one stolen base, 10 RBI and seven runs. Will Benson will spell Hays in left field and will bat sixth.

Arraez (head) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Arraez was struck in the head by an errant warmup throw Saturday and will be sidelined for at least one game. The 28-year-old will have a team day off Monday to aid in his recovery ahead of Tuesday's series opener versus the Mets in Queens.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Stephenson will be given the afternoon off after he started behind the plate in each of the Reds' last four games while going 3-for-15 with two home runs, a walk, five RBI and three runs. Jose Trevino will handle catching duties Sunday.

Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

On the bench for the fourth time in five games, Steer appears to have faded into a bench role while the Reds have opened up more opportunities for rookie Sal Stewart, who has produced a .714 OPS since getting called up from Triple-A Louisville on Sept. 1. Over that same two-week stretch, Steer has matched Stewart with a .714 OPS, so Steer could be just one Stewart cold streak away from regaining playing time.