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San Diego had 18 total bases to Cincinnati’s 10 tonight, but the Padres went 0-for-10 with RISP, compared to 3-for-8 for the Reds. Rodríguez’s two hits were liners that left the bat at 107 and 105 mph. He’s a full-timer right now, so he looks like a decent play in mixed leagues.

Lodolo struck out five in his longest start in five outings since coming off the injured list. He’s still looking for his first win since returning. It’ll be a long shot to happen next time out, since he’s currently slated to be matched up against Tarik Skubal in a start against the Dodgers.

Pagán surrendered a homer to Pete Crow-Armstrong in a three-run game on Sunday. Tonight, it was Fernando Tatis Jr. going deep in a two-run game. It’s the seventh homer Pagán has allowed in 34 1/3 innings this season, but he’s 20-for-23 saving games. He’s 13-for-13 since coming off the injured list a couple of months ago.

Arcia latches on with Cincinnati as additional depth at Triple-A Louisville heading into the final month of the season. The 32-year-old hit .271 (13-for-48) with one homer during a 19-game stint with Minnesota earlier this season.

Good luck to Geno. He’s expected to miss another game Wednesday before rejoining the Reds. It’s unclear if there will be a roster move here, but his absence might be part of the reason why the Reds promoted Juan Brito as their September callup. Brito is starting at second base tonight, with Matt McLain at shortstop and Elly De La Cruz DHing for a second game in a row.

The Reds acquired Brito from the Guardians at this year’s trade deadline. The 24-year-old has hit .232/.300/.341 in 22 games with Louisville since coming to the Reds’ organization.

According to Joe Banneman from Fox19 in Cincinnati, Reds manager Terry Francona said that the plan is for Williamson to work as a piggyback with Chase Burns for the remainder of the season. The team wants to limit Burns’ innings for the remainder of the season so “after that start, the rest of his starts will have Brandon Williamson as a piggyback in the same game.” It seems like we might be getting one more game with Burns as a full-time starter, and then fantasy managers may need to find other options than Burns if you need wins or quality starts.

Singer must not have realized that it’s only Chase Burns that the Reds want making shorter starts. He fell to 5-13 with a 4.83 ERA, and the team has lost each of his last five turns. He’ll likely face the Brewers on Sunday.

Arroyo’s strikeout rate was 18.3 percent in Triple-A, but it’s up to 24.5 percent in the majors. Meanwhile, his walk rate has plunged from 8.5 percent to 3.3 percent. He’s also managed just four extra-base hits in 151 plate appearances, so he’s not making any sort of case for the Reds to commit to him for 2027.

Rodríguez is one of the more tantalizing power/speed combo talents to enter the fantasy landscape this season and appears to finally be finding his footing after experiencing some initial turbulence at the highest level. The 22-year-old rookie is leading off for the third time in the last five games after launching a three-run homer during Sunday’s lopsided game against the Cubs. He’s homered four times in his last seven games and is hitting .370 (10-for-27) during that span.