Reds' TJ Friedl: Notches two extra-base hits in win
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Friedl went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a triple, and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Cardinals.
Friedl notched his seventh triple and added to the Reds' lead with his 13th home run of the year in the seventh. He remains second on the team with 24 steals but has not swiped a bag since Aug. 23 and has failed to convert either of his two attempts over his last 17 games. The 27-year-old has been sitting more against lefties as of late and has hit 10 of his 13 home runs at home. Fantasy managers should deploy him in their lineups with caution this upcoming week with the Reds playing all six of their games on the road while also slated to face two lefties. Friedl now sits at a slash line of .270/.338/.439 with 52 RBI, 62 runs and a 36:79 BB:K in 490 plate appearances.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Sitting against lefty
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Friedl is out of the lineup Friday against the Cardinals.
Harrison Bader will cover center field and bat leadoff with the Cardinals sending left-hander Drew Rom to the mound. Bader should continue to start in center against all southpaws, though Friedl can sometimes appear in those lineups as the left fielder.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Goes deep in loss
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Friedl went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 15-7 loss to the Cubs.
Friedl launched his 12th homer of the season in the first inning, the first blast in 15 games. The outfielder's hit a rough patch of late, going 6-for-40 (.150) over the last 11 contests.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Absent from lineup
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Friedl is not in the lineup for the first game of Friday's doubleheader versus the Cubs.
New addition Harrison Bader is in center field for the Reds versus left-hander Jordan Wicks. Friedl still figures to play plenty against right-handers, but even in those instances might be removed late for defense or a pinch-hitter.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Three hits, steal in win
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Friedl went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base and a run scored in a 7-3 win over the Angels in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
Friedl has gone 11-for-30 (.367) with two steals and seven runs scored over his last seven games. He has three multi-hit efforts in that span. The speedy outfielder continues to enjoy a strong 2023 with a .280/.344/.444 slash line, 11 home runs, 24 steals, 47 RBI and 54 runs scored across 105 contests. With Stuart Fairchild (concussion) on the injured list, Friedl has a chance to pick up playing time against southpaws in addition to his everyday status against right-handers.
Friedl went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and a steal in Wednesday's 7-2 victory over Cleveland.
Friedl tallied the opening run in the Cincinnati win, leading off the bottom of the first inning with a single before scoring on a Matt McLain double. With his three-hit effort Wednesday, the 28-year-old Friedl broke out of a 2-for-18 (.111) slump. He's now slashing .280/.346/.439 with 10 homers, 50 runs scored and 46 RBI across 396 plate appearances while going 23-for-27 in stolen base attempts this season.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Steps out of lineup versus lefty
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Friedl is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.
Reds manager David Bell will stash three of his lefty-hitting regulars in Friedl, Joey Votto and Will Benson on the bench for the series opener while the Guardians bring southpaw Logan Allen to the hill. Stuart Fairchild will check in for Friedl in center field.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: On base three times
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Friedl batted leadoff and went 1-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 9-2 win over Pittsburgh.
Reds manager David Bell reconfigured the top of the order, dropping Elly De La Cruz to third and putting Friedl atop the lineup, where he primary was from late May to mid-July. Bell told Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer that he plans to "stick with it," referring to the lineup while also saying "nothing's permanent." For now, it looks like Friedl will bat first against right-handers. Cincinnati doesn't face a lefty until Tuesday, when the Reds return home for a series against the Guardians, who are projected to start Logan Allen.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Extends hit streak, caught stealing
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Friedl went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and was caught stealing in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Marlins.
Friedl extended a modest hit streak to four games when doubled home a run in the bottom of the second inning to tie the game. One pitch later, he made the third out while attempting to steal third base. It was one of a pair of baserunning moments early in the game -- Luke Maile was unable to score from first on a Nick Senzel double an inning later -- that looked costly in retrospect. It was the fifth attempted steal in the last five games for Friedl, who has logged 21 thefts (caught four times) in 93 games.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Reaches double-double
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Friedl went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Nationals.
Friedl led off the third inning with his 10th homer of the season, then stole his 20th base two innings later. He's posted at least 10 home runs and 20 steals in three consecutive seasons, which includes productions in the minors.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Belts ninth homer
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Friedl went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Nationals.
His sixth-inning blast to right field ruined Joan Adon's unlikely shutout bid, but it was the only offense the Red could muster. Friedl has mostly been scuffling since the All-Star break, slashing .203/.241/.367 over 22 games with three of his nine homers and three of his 19 steals on the season.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Sitting versus lefty
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Friedl isn't in the Reds' lineup Friday against the Nationals.
With southpaw Patrick Corbin set to start on the mound for Washington, the left-handed bat of Friedl will stay in Cincy's dugout. Stuart Fairchild will take over in center field and bat ninth in Friedl's place.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Steals two bags off bench
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Friedl entered Friday's game as a pinch runner and stole two bases in a 6-3 extra-inning loss to Washington.
Friedl ran for Joey Votto, who had walked in the ninth inning, and stole two bases before Nick Senzel's bases-loaded liner ended the frame. The two thefts upped Friedl's season total to 19 over 89 games.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Homers as pinch hitter
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Friedl went 2-for-2 with a home run in Wednesday's 16-6 loss to the Cubs.
Friedl, who opened the game on the bench with a lefty starter on the hill for Chicago, pinch hit for Stuart Fairchild in the seventh inning and homered off righty reliever Mark Leiter. He stayed in the game to play center field. It was his eighth long ball in 87 games. Friedl is not typically subjected to sitting against left-handers, so this was likely just a maintenance day.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Hits bench against southpaw
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Friedl is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
The lefty-hitting Friedl will get the evening off with the Cubs bringing a southpaw (Drew Smyly) to the hill. Stuart Fairchild will spell Friedl in center field and bat eighth.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Ends stolen-base drought
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Friedl went 0-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 6-5 win over the Cubs.
Friedl stole his 17th base of the season in the fourth inning, ending a 20-game stretch without a theft. After a spell as the team's primary leadoff hitter, Friedl has been moved to second in the order behind Elly De La Cruz. Since that switch 14 games ago, Friedl is hitting .226 (12-for-53) with one steal (caught twice).
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Delivers two in win
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Friedl went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 9-0 win over the Dodgers.
Friedl produced the game-winning run early, singling home Elly De La Cruz, who had doubled to lead off the game. He later delivered Will Benson for the Reds' eighth run. Friedl has multiple hits in four of the last eight contests and driven in five during that stretch.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Clobbers seventh homer
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Friedl went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Saturday's win over Arizona.
Friedl kicked off back-to-back-to-back homers in the sixth inning off Brandon Pfaadt by hitting a solo shot that snapped an 18-game home run drought dating back to June 28. After going 3-for-25 across his previous seven appearances, Friedl has bounced back in his last five outings, going 5-for-17 with three extra-base hits.
