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Newman will start at second base and will bat seventh in the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Reds.

After batting second in Sunday's 11-0 loss to the Royals, Newman will slide back down to a spot in the bottom third of the order. The low lineup placement may become the new normal for Newman, who has gone hitless in 14 at-bats over his last four starts to drop his season average to .222.

Senzel (undisclosed) returned from the injured list Monday and will serve as the 29th man for the day's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.

While Senzel is just the extra man for now, he'll presumably remain on the roster going forward, with another player getting optioned. He's been out for exactly a month for a reason that has never been explicitly stated, though his absence came at the same time that an undisclosed person in the Reds' organization tested positive for COVID-19. He should be the team's primary center fielder going forward and will look to build on his solid .244/.327/.489 slash line from his first 14 games of the season.

Anderson is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Anderson is hitting a strong .386/.481/.500 in the month of September. He'll hit the bench for Monday's afternoon contest, with Miguel Rojas sliding to third base and Jazz Chisholm starting at shortstop.

Suarez went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, two RBI and one run scored in Sunday's 10-5 win over the Cardinals.

Suarez had cooled off again after his three-homer game Sept. 5 -- 3-for-22 in his last six games entering play Sunday -- but got back on track in the finale against St. Louis. His OPS is now over .800, and he is tied with Manny Machado for fifth in the NL in homers with 13.

Machado went 3-for-6 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored across both games of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Giants.

In the first game, Machado singled and stole second in the third inning before scoring on a Wil Myers single. That steal was Machado's fifth of the year. He added an RBI single in the fifth inning of the nightcap. The third baseman has accumulated 13 homers, 39 RBI and 38 runs scored in 48 contests this year.

Manager David Bell said Senzel (undisclosed) could return from the injured list for Monday's doubleheader against the Pirates, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

A return Monday would be exactly a month since the 25-year-old last played in a game, so he would likely only play one of the two games. The team never provided an official reason for Senzel's absence, though it occurred when the team was unable to play following a positive test result for COVID-19 within the organization.

Escobar is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Escobar will receive a veteran's day off after starting in each of the previous five games and going a collective 5-for-21 with three doubles and an RBI. Josh VanMeter will spell Escobar at third base and bat second for the Diamondbacks.

Hayes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Kansas City.

Hayes started the past five games at third base and will receive a day off after going 6-for-18 with one triple and one stolen base. JT Riddle takes over at the hot corner and will bat seventh Sunday for the Pirates.

Arenado is absent from Sunday's lineup due to an AC joint injury in his left shoulder, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

The 29-year-old has apparently been dealing with the injury for the past two days, though he still played the last two games in their entirety. Arenado has no official timeline for his return, though the team hopes he'll be able to avoid the injured list and return to action Tuesday against the A's.

Arenado is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Arenado started the past 17 games and had an .863 OPS during that stretch, so he'll receive the day off Sunday. Ryan McMahon will shift to third base while Josh Fuentes starts at first base in the series finale.