Friedl (chest) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
The 29-year-old departed Saturday's contest and went to the hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. Friedl underwent medical testing that didn't reveal any serious issues, but he'll still take a seat on the bench for at least one game. Will Benson is starting in center field for the series finale in Queens.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Goes to hospital Saturday
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Friedl left Saturday's game against the Mets after experiencing shortness of breath, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Friedl was checked on by trainers before leaving in the seventh inning. The 29-year-old outfielder left the stadium for a local hospital to get precautionary tests, which didn't reveal any serious issues. Friedl went 1-for-3 before exiting the game, with Rece Hinds taking over in right field while Jake Fraley shifted to center.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Cracks 11th homer
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Friedl went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Friday's 6-4 loss to the Mets.
The Cincinnati center fielder tied the game at 4-4 when he slugged a 394-foot, two-run homer off starter Sean Manaea in the seventh inning. Despite entering the contest with a .185 batting average against southpaws this season, Friedl managed to collect his second homer off a lefty. The 29-year-old is now slashing .217/.301/.387 with 11 homers, 27 runs scored, 48 RBI and eight steals over 270 plate appearances across 66 games.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Delivers walk-off blow
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Friedl went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 10-9 win over Oakland.
A wild day at the park came to an end when Friedl delivered a two-run, walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was the second time in the game that the Reds had erased a significant Athletics lead. Friedl has RBI in four of the last five games and has knocked in 18 runs over 26 August contests.
Friedl went 0-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Pirates.
Friedl stole a base in the first inning, snapping a streak of 33 games without a theft. It was just the seventh steal of the season for the outfieler, who swiped 27 in 2023. The reduction in steals is partially due to missing many games to injury, but it mostly is the result of no longer batting leadoff. Since returning from one of his injuries in late July, Friedl has primarily batted fourth and attempted just two steals in the 29 games since.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Gets team started early
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Friedl went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 10-2 win over the Pirates.
Friedl's first-inning single plated the first of four runs the Reds scored in the inning to take an early lead. It's been a stop-and-start season for Friedl, who appears to have put three separate IL stints behind him. He's currently in his longest stretch of good health and is slashing .239/.314/.457 with six home runs, 19 RBI, nine walks and 11 runs scored over his last 28 games.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Idle against southpaw
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Friedl is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.
Friedl will dodge a matchup with left-hander Bailey Falter on Friday, yielding to Stuart Fairchild in center field. Friedl is 0-for-10 at the plate in his last three games.
Friedl went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and a run scored during Monday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Friedl logged his first three-hit game in 30 outings and lifted his fifth homer in 12 games. The long ball came in the fourth inning off Toronto starter Kevin Gausman. The center fielder is 13-for-44 (.295) with 10 RBI and eight runs during that 12-game stretch.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Belts two homers in win
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Friedl went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Wednesday's 9-2 victory versus St. Louis.
Both Friedl and teammate Jonathan India went deep twice in the contest as Cincinnati completed a three-game sweep. It was the first multi-homer performance of the campaign for Friedl as he continued a recent power surge that has seen him slug four homers over his past eight games. Prior to that span, Friedl had gone deep five times across his first 37 contests of the campaign.
Friedl went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and two additional RBI in Thursday's 10-4, extra-inning win over the Marlins.
Friedl knocked a solo homer in the first inning and added a run-scoring single in the third. He finished his day with a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th to plate another run. Friedl's long ball was his second in as many days, and he's notched at least one RBI in four straight contests. During the latter stretch, he's batting .333 (5-for-15) with two home runs and 10 RBI.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Clubs grand slam Wednesday
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Friedl went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Marlins.
The 28-year-old outfielder spoiled a combined shutout bid for the Miami pitching staff when he took Andrew Nardi deep in the seventh inning. It was Friedl's first career grand slam and his sixth homer of the season, and he may be waking up at the plate -- over 12 games since returning from a hamstring injury in late July, he's slashing just .222/.318/.417, but he now has a hit in four straight contests.
