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Senzel's contract was selected from Triple-A Louisville on Friday.

Reports from earlier in the week suggested Senzel would be up Friday for the start of a weekend series at home against the Giants, and indeed the Reds' top prospect did get the call. He shouldn't have much competition for at-bats in center field with Scott Schebler hitting .127/.258/.228. The Reds will waste no time putting Senzel into an important role in the lineup, as he'll bat second in his debut Friday, sandwiched between Joey Votto and Jesse Winker.

Arenado went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in an 11-6 victory against the Rockies on Thursday.

His start to the season wasn't horrible, but Arenado has really turned it on as of late. He is batting .362 (17-for-47) with six homers, 15 RBI and 12 runs in the last 12 games. In the last three contests of the four-game series against the Brewers, Arenado went 6-for-13 (.462) with three home runs and seven RBI. Most of that has been away from Coors Field too. Over the entire season, he's batting .297 with nine homers, 27 RBI, 24 runs and one steal in 128 at-bats.

Manager Brian Snitker said Donaldson (calf) should be good to go for the Braves' weekend series against the Marlins, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

It sounds like Donaldson is on track to rejoin the starting lineup against the Marlins over the weekend after missing a trio of games due to a sore right calf. The veteran third baseman is slashing .258/.395/.495 with five homers through 28 games this season.

Kieboom is not in the lineup Thursday against the Cardinals.

Kieboom has gone just 3-for-22 (.136) with a pair of homers and nine strikeouts in six games since earning a promotion near the end of April. As such, he'll take a seat for Thursday's series finale as he looks to hit the reset button. Wilmer Difo is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth in his place.

Donaldson (calf) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.

Donaldson's sore right calf will keep him on the bench for a third straight day. According to Mark Bowman of MLB.com, Donaldson will at least be available as a pinch hitter, offering optimism that he'll be able to avoid the injured list and rejoin the lineup at some point this weekend in Miami. Johan Camargo will man third base in his absence in the series finale with San Diego.

Riley went 4-for-5 with a double, two solo home runs and a third run scored for Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.

His second blast actually cleared the left-field scoreboard at Coolray Stadium, traveling an estimated 492 feet. Riley is on fire right now, going yard five times in the last six games while slashing a dizzying .542/.577/1.333. He's blocked from a promotion as long as Josh Donaldson is healthy, but the 22-year-old is making a strong case that he's just about ready to face big-league pitching.

Arenado went 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Wednesday's 11-4 win over the Brewers.

The third baseman's sluggish start at the dish is a distant memory. Arenado is now slashing .285/.328/.553 through 30 games, but he's racked up six multi-hit efforts and five of his eight homers on the year in his last 10 contests.

Machado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the Padres' 5-1 defeat to the Braves on Wednesday.

It's been a slow start to the season for Machado, but he managed to check in with his fifth long ball of the season in this contest, touching up Max Fried with a fourth-inning solo blast for his team's only run on the day. It was his first time leaving the yard since April 12 and Machado is still slashing just .236/.323/.391 through his first 110 at-bats with the Padres. However, he can heat up in a hurry, so hopefully this is a sign he's set to get on track.

Muncy will start at first base and bat sixth against the Giants on Wednesday, Alanna Rizzo of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.

Muncy was originally stationed on the bench with Madison Bumgarner on the mound for the Giants, but makes his way into the starting nine with David Freese scratched with a sore ankle. Muncy has hit lefties quite well in limited opportunities this season with a .292/.370/.708 slash line and two home runs in 27 plate appearances.

Muncy is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

Muncy will take a seat for Wednesday's series finale against the Giants with southpaw Madison Bumgarner starting for the opposition. David Freese is starting at first base and hitting fifth in his place.