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Friedl entered Monday's game to play center field after Dane Myers (shoulder) was removed in the fourth inning. The former went 0-for-2 in a 5-3 loss to the Brewers.

With a lefty on the mound for Milwaukee, Friedl opened the game on the bench. The Reds have lost two center fielders over the last several days with with Myers joining Blake Dunn (elbow, IL) as unavailable. Friedl was called up Sunday in the wake of Dunn's injury -- he went 0-for-4 in that day's game -- and will operate as the primary center fielder for now while the club gets a better read on Myers' status.

Troy started in center field and went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Monday's 5-4 win over San Francisco.

Troy singled and scored on Geraldo Perdomo's bases-clearing double in the fifth inning. It was the seventh consecutive start in center field for Troy, who's made a quick transition from left field since Jordan Lawlar (hamstring) was felled by injury. The Diamondbacks also have Jorge Barrosa, who was a late defensive replacement there Monday, but Troy's bat won out and moved him to the top of the depth chart.

Valdez went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks and two runs Monday against the Phillies.

Valdez took Aaron Nola yard in the fourth inning to record a home run in his fourth straight game. He became the third rookie in Pirates history to homer in four consecutive contests and is the sixth player since 1900 to have a four-game home run streak within his first 16 career big-league games, per Aiden Stepansky of MLB.com. While Valdez was initially stashed on the bench upon his return to the majors in mid-June, it's difficult to envision Pittsburgh taking him out of the lineup consistently at any point in the near future.

Hernandez went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Monday's 9-4 win over the Athletics.

Hernandez missed a month due to a hamstring strain. While he was able to knock two hits in his return, he also struck out three times, so he may need to knock off a little rust. The outfielder was able to play the full game in left field, which bodes well for his availability moving forward. Hernandez is batting .280 with a .784 OPS, seven home runs, 31 RBI, 31 runs scored and two stolen bases over 52 contests this season.

Pages went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 9-4 win over the Athletics.

Pages had gone 17 games without a homer prior to Monday. In that stretch, he batted just .214 with four doubles and two RBI. The outfielder has had few extended dry spells at the plate this season. Even with the recent slump, he's batting .269 with an .808 OPS, 16 homers, 60 RBI, 51 runs scored, 19 doubles, one triple and eight stolen bases over 84 contests while occupying a starting role in center field.

Conine went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run, an additional run and a walk in Monday's 10-7 victory versus Colorado.

Conine began the game on the bench against lefty starter Sean Sullivan, but he entered to pinch hit for Leo Jimenez versus righty reliever Victor Vodnik in the fifth inning. That turned out to be a fruitful substitution by Miami, as Conine clubbed a three-run homer to right field to turn a two-run deficit into a one-run lead. Conine came into Monday in a 3-for-22 slump, so he'll look to use Monday's big blast as the catalyst to a turnaround at the plate.

Ramos went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Ramos has gone 2-for-7 with a walk over two games since he returned from a quadriceps strain. He played Monday's full game in right field, and that's expected to be his spot in the field for the foreseeable future. The outfielder is batting .267 with a .746 OPS, five homers, 21 RBI, 21 runs scored, 12 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 46 contests this season.

Wood went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-3 loss to Boston.

Wood's first swing of the day was a memorable one, as he launched a 2-0 sinker from Ranger Suarez well over the right-field wall for a leadoff homer. The 441-foot blast snapped a 13-game homer drought, marking the big outfielder's first long ball since June 15. The star 23-year-old has been as good as advertised in 2026, slashing .258/.383/.509 with 21 homers, 20 doubles, 50 RBI, 73 runs and 13 stolen bases across 86 games.

Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-3 with two walks and a run scored in Monday's 3-2 win over the Padres.

Crow-Armstrong seems to be seeing the ball well lately as he puts the finishing touches on an excellent month of baseball. In June, the star outfielder is batting .376 across 25 games, and he's contributed eight stolen bases, 10 home runs, 19 RBI and 19 runs scored. Crow-Armstrong has emerged as the catalyst of Chicago's offensive attack over the past two seasons, and he's showing no signs of slowing down.

Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Monday's 3-2 win over the Padres.

Suzuki provided a sac-fly RBI in the fifth inning before really delivering in the bottom of the ninth with a long walkoff, two-out single against star San Diego reliever Mason Miller. The winning hit reached the Wrigley Field wall and was almost snagged by a leaping Jase Bowen in left. Suzuki is now riding a four-game hitting streak, and he's batting .317 over his last 10 contests with two home runs and 11 RBI.