Fraley has been scratched from Monday's lineup against the Cardinals, Charlie Goldsmith of the Dayton Daily News reports.
It's unclear why Fraley was removed, but he'll be replaced in the lineup by Blake Dunn, who will start in right field. Fraley has gone 0-for-12 with three walks, two stolen bases and one run scored over his last four games.
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Reds' Jake Fraley: Notches third steal
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Fraley went 0-for-2 with two walks and a steal in Sunday's 8-1 victory over the Rockies.
The veteran outfielder swiped his third bag of the season when he pilfered second on a double steal with Noelvi Marte in the first inning. Fraley has been productive over his last 10 games, posting a .390 OBP over 41 plate appearances with two homers, seven runs scored, seven RBI and two steals. Overall, the 29-year-old is slashing .206/.308/.338 across 78 plate appearances while occupying the strong-side role in a platoon with Blake Dunn.
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Reds' Jake Fraley: Homers in loss
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Fraley went 1-for-2 with three walks, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-5 loss to Baltimore.
Fraley led off the second inning with a solo blast, his second homer in as many games. He's provided little offensively to start the season, going 6-for-35 with one RBI and three runs over his first 14 games, but Fraley's been coming on lately. The lefty-hitting outfielder is 6-for-14 with four walks, four extra-base hits, five RBI and four runs scored in his last four outings.
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Reds' Jake Fraley: Big day vs. M's
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Fraley went 3-for-5 with a double and a grand slam in Thursday's 10-inning loss to the Mariners.
Fraley wound up a triple shy of a cycle Thursday. The 29-year-old outfielder capped a three-hit day with a go-ahead grand slam off Eduard Bazardo in the eighth inning, his first homer of the year, which looked to be the deciding blow before Seattle scored twice to tie the game in the ninth. Fraley, who'd been mired in a 2-for-12 slump in six games coming into Thursday, is now batting .234 with a .642 OPS, five RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base through 50 plate appearances this season.
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Reds' Jake Fraley: Sitting versus southpaw
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Fraley is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Pirates.
It's southpaw Bailey Falter on the bump for Pittsburgh, so the left-handed hitting Fraley will grab a seat. Blake Dunn is in right field and batting second for the Reds.
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Reds' Jake Fraley: Good to go Tuesday
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Fraley (side) is starting in right field and batting eighth Tuesday against the Giants.
The 29-year-old was scratched from Monday's starting nine due to left side pain but is back in the lineup for Tuesday's contest. Fraley has yet to get on track at the plate this season and has gone 4-for-27 with one double through eight games.
Fraley was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Giants due to left side pain.
Fraley was originally slated to start in right field and bat eighth, but he will now take a seat. It's unclear what exact injury he's dealing with, but in the meantime, Blake Dunn will slide over to right field while Jacob Hurtubise enters the lineup in left field and bats eighth in the series opener with San Francisco.
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Reds' Jake Fraley: Resting against lefty
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Fraley isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against Milwaukee.
Back-to-back games against opposing left-handed starters will mean back-to-back days off for Fraley, who owns just a .504 OPS against southpaws for his career. Blake Dunn will fill in as Cincinnati's right fielder again Friday.
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Reds' Jake Fraley: Idle vs. left-hander
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Fraley is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.
The lefty-hitting Fraley will grab a seat on the bench to begin Thursday's contest while the lefty-throwing Nestor Cortes toes the slab for Milwaukee. Blake Dunn will pick up a start in right field as a result and bat sixth.
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Reds' Jake Fraley: Sitting against southpaw
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Fraley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
The lefty-hitting Fraley will head to the bench for the series finale while the Giants send southpaw Robbie Ray to the hill. Santiago Espinal will pick up the start in right field in place of Fraley, who started in the first two contests of the series and went hitless in seven at-bats.
Fraley went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's spring game against the Cubs.
Fraley launched his first homer and stole his first base in Cactus League action Sunday. At the very least, he'll be in the lineup against right-handers this season; the outfielder has a .504 OPS in 229 career plate appearances against southpaws. If healthy, Fraley's in line for 110-120 games, which is enough for him to post 20-plus steals, as he's done in each of the last two seasons.
