Friedl went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs and a walk in Wednesday's win over Atlanta.
It was the third career multi-homer effort by Friedl, who also snapped a 26-game homerless drought in the process. The outfielder has reached base safely in five of his six outings in May, during which he's batting a healthy .261 with three stolen bases, five runs scored and four walks over 23 at-bats. The lefty-hitting Friedl's struggles versus southpaws should continue to inhibit his overall fantasy volume and upside -- he has a .578 OPS against left-handed pitching -- but he does sport a .784 OPS against righties this season.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Reaches three times in loss
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Friedl went 1-for-3 with two walks and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta.
Friedl worked multiple walks for just the second time this season. He also swiped his third bag in his last five games, bringing him up to eight for the season. Friedl had only nine steals in 85 games last year after totaling 27 the year before. He's currently on pace to set a new career high in that category.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Getting day off versus lefty
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Friedl is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
The lefty-hitting Friedl will receive a breather Sunday while the Nationals send lefty MacKenzie Gore to the bump for the series finale. Blake Dunn will fill in for Friedl in center field.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Runs hit streak to six games
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Friedl went 2-for-5 with a double, a stolen base and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to Miami.
Friedl has hit safely in six consecutive games, going 12-for-27 with two doubles, a triple, two steals and five RBI during that span. He's up to four stolen bases (twice caught) over 22 games this season. Healthy again following an injury-marred 2024, Friedl is a threat to steal 20 bags over a full campaign.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Perfect at the plate in loss
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Friedl went 4-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 9-5 loss to the Orioles.
Friedl was a thorn in the Orioles' side all game and has now tallied multiple hits in three straight contests. The 29-year-old continues to hit atop the Reds' lineup and owns a .307/.361/.387 slash with one home run, nine RBI, 11 runs scored and three steals across 84 plate appearances this season.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Sitting versus southpaw
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Friedl is not in the Reds' starting lineup against the Orioles on Friday.
It's the first time since March 30 that Friedl will get a day off, with Blake Dunn getting the start in center field and batting ninth against Orioles southpaw Cade Povich in his place. Friedl has reached base safely in each of his last seven games, and over that span he has gone 8-for-27 with two walks, one stolen base, five runs scored and three RBI.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Scores twice in win
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Friedl went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 4-0 win over Pittsburgh.
Friedl laced a double in the third inning and came in to score on a two-run single. He later reached on a forceout and scored a second run. He's hit safely and scored at least a run in four consecutive games. Not surprisingly, Cincinnati's leadoff hitter tops the club with 11 runs.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Four hits, homer in win
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Friedl went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Saturday's 11-7 win over the Brewers.
Friedl matched a career-high with four hits Saturday, headlined by a home run off Elvin Rodriguez in the fourth inning, his first this season. The 29-year-old Friedl is now 10-for-34 (.294) to start the year with three RBI, six runs scored and a stolen base.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Idle versus lefty
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Friedl is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
The lefty-swinging Friedl will get his first day off of the season while the Giants send southpaw Robbie Ray to the hill for the series finale. Matt McLain will settle into the leadoff spot in place of Friedl, who went 2-for-9 with an RBI and a run through the first two contests of the series.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Moves to leadoff Wednesday
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Friedl batted leadoff and went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Guardians.
Friedl broke up a no-hitter with a bunt to lead off the seventh inning and scored Cincinnati's first run. He was moved back to leadoff -- his first time since June 23 -- as Jonathan India was held out after clearing concussion protocol. He's struggled of late, going 4-for-24 (.167) over the last eight games. It's assumed Friedl will drop back to the middle of the order once India's ready to return.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Not in Thursday's lineup
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Friedl is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.
Atlanta has ace lefty Chris Sale on the bump, so the left-handed-hitting Friedl will be given a breather. Blake Dunn is handling center field in the matinee.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Contributes to win
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Friedl went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and an additional run scored in Friday's 8-4 win over the Twins.
Friedl put the Reds up early with a second-inning home run, his 12th long ball of the season. He later brought in a run on a bunt single and another run on a traditional single. Friedl's made an impact this month with 11 RBI over 12 games in September.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Drives in two in win
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Friedl went 1-for-4 with two RBI, a stolen base and one run scored in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals.
Friedl opened the scoring with a two-run single in the fifth inning, then stole second and scored on a Ty France groundout. Over nine games in September, Friedl has gone 7-for-30 (.233) with eight RBI and two steals. The veteran outfielder is up to nine steals this year while adding 11 home runs, 48 RBI, 30 runs scored and a .215/.299/.378 slash line over 70 contests.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: Back in lineup Monday
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Friedl will start in center field and bat cleanup in Monday's game against Atlanta.
After experiencing shortness of breath and exiting early in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Mets, Friedl was held out of the lineup for the series finale Sunday. Friedl felt well enough to come off the bench to pinch hit in addition to playing two innings in center field in the Reds' 3-1 win, so it comes as little surprise that he'll be back in the starting nine a day later.
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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.
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Reds' TJ Friedl: RBI, steal in loss
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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.
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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.
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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.
