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• Reds' Will Benson: Swipes another bag

  09/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  Benson went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Pirates. Benson, who has started just five of 19 games this month, was in the starting lineup for a second straight contest. He singled, stole second base and waltzed home on an Elly De La Cruz home run. The stolen base was Benson's second in as many games and upped his season total to 16.

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• Reds' Will Benson: Steals base in win

  09/21/2024 • By RotoWire

  Benson went 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 8-3 win over Pittsburgh. Benson walked to lead off the fourth inning, stole a base and came home on Tyler Stephenson's bases-loaded double. The swipe was Benson's 15th of the season and first in 25 games. His playing time has been erratic over the last few months due to a batting average that has remained below the Mendoza Line since June 19.

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• Reds' Will Benson: Enters as pinch hitter

  09/20/2024 • By RotoWire

  Benson entered Thursday's game as a pinch hitter and went 0-for-2 in a 15-3 loss to Milwaukee. Benson, who struck out with a runner in scoring position, stayed in the game as the designated hitter. He had been dealing with a finger injury and hadn't appeared in a game since Sunday.

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• Reds' Will Benson: Exits with finger injury

  09/12/2024 • By RotoWire

  Benson was removed from Thursday's game versus the Cardinals in the sixth inning after a ball struck his fingers on a bunt attempt, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Benson squared to bunt with two on and no one out but had his left hand wrapped around the barrel of the bat and his fingers caught the brunt of a Sonny Gray pitch. To add insult to injury, Benson was charged with a strike on the play rather than a hit-by-pitch. He's surely headed for X-rays and should be considered day-to-day until his status is updated. Benson struck out in his lone plate appearance before exiting.

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• Reds' Will Benson: Returns to bench role

  09/09/2024 • By RotoWire

  Benson is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Atlanta. T.J. Friedl needed just one afternoon out of the lineup to recover from experiencing a shortness of breath in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Mets, so Benson will head back to the bench as the Reds head to Atlanta for a standalone game. Before cracking the lineup Sunday, Benson hadn't started in any of the Reds' preceding five contests.

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