Steer isn't in Cincinnati's lineup for Saturday's game against Pittsburgh.
Steer will get a day to rest Saturday after slashing .190/.301/.365 with six RBI across 73 plate appearances since the start of September. His absence will allow Will Benson to pick up a start in left field and bat ninth.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Reaches 20-homer mark
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Steer went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-5 win over Atlanta.
Steer's two-run shot in the seventh inning proved to be the game-winning knock, as Cincinnati completed the comeback from a 5-1 deficit. The home run was Steer's 20th, marking the second consecutive year he's crossed that threshold and giving him his first 20-20 season.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Sets new high for RBI
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Steer went 1-for-4 with a walk, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 11-1 win over the Twins.
All of Steer's activity occurred during the Reds' nine-run fourth inning. He led off the frame with a walk and scored the first run, then doubled in a pair before trotting home on TJ Friedl's home run. The two runs driven in established a new single-season career high of 88 RBI and were the first in 10 games for Steer, who entered the contest with just three RBI over the previous 17 games. Despite the recent lack of run production, Steer remains Cincinnati's leader in the category.
Steer went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Cardinals.
Steer has gone just 6-for-35 (.171) over 10 games in September, but he's managed to rack up three steals this month. He's now at 25 thefts on the year, reaching that mark in 28 attempts. The 26-year-old has added a .231/.325/.406 slash line with 19 home runs, 30 doubles, two triples, 86 RBI and 68 runs scored through 144 contests.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Swipes 24th bag
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Steer went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 6-4 extra-inning loss to the Mets.
Steer led off the seventh inning with a walk and then stole second base before trotting home on TJ Friedl's game-tying home run. It was the 24th stolen base of the season for Steer, who never showed this level of thievery in the minors. The 26-year-old infielder/outfielder has hit safely in 16 of the last 19 contests, going 17-for-69 (.246) with four extra-base hits, 11 walks, 11 RBI, four steals and five runs scored during that stretch.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Logs steal in win
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Steer went 0-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 5-3 win over the Astros.
Steer logged his 23rd steal of the season as part of a double steal in the eighth inning. He's batting just .216 in the second half, but Steer's utility keeps him in the starting lineup. He's started at five different positions and batted at seven different spots in the order.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Idle Sunday
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Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Steer looks to be receiving a routine off day for the series finale against Milwaukee. Will Benson will enter the lineup in left field in place of Steer, who had started in each of Cincinnati's last 23 games while producing an .881 OPS over that stretch.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Moves to leadoff
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Steer batted leadoff and went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Brewers.
Steer is normally a middle-of-the-order bat for the Reds, but he was moved to leadoff as Jonathan India received a rest day. It was Steer's fourth time batting leadoff this season, and he is 5-for-11 with three home runs and 10 RBI from atop the order.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Picks up 22nd steal
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Steer went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 10-2 win against the Pirates.
Steer extended his hitting streak to seven games with an RBI double in the first inning. Steer is one of seven players in the National League with 30 doubles, and he along with Francisco Lindor are the only two among that group to also have 20 or more stolen bases. Steer has 16 RBI over his last 17 games and has now reached 80 or more for the second straight year. The 26-year-old has a .235/.326/.434 slash line through 127 games this season.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Closing in on 20-20 club
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Steer went 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 11-7 win over Toronto.
Steer swatted a two-run home run in the fourth inning, which propelled the Reds' comeback from an early 6-0 deficit. It was his 19th homer of the season to go along with 21 steals, leaving Steer just shy of his first 20-20 season.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Manning first base
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Steer is starting at first base and batting third in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against Kansas City.
Ty France will get a breather for the series finale, which will shift Steer to first base while Will Benson starts in left field. Steer has gone 0-for-5 with two strikeouts across the first two games of the series. Since the start of August, Steer has slashed .222/.333/.422 with three home runs and 10 RBI across 53 plate appearances.
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Reds' Spencer Steer: Playing first base Sunday
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Steer is starting at first base and batting third against the Reds on Sunday.
After starting in left field for the first two games of the series, Steer will man first base Sunday while Ty France gets a breather. Since the All-Star break, Steer is slashing .198/.267/.363 with three home runs and 15 RBI across 106 plate appearances.
Reds' Spencer Steer: Leaves yard twice, swipes bag
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Steer went 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk, five RBI and a stolen base Monday against the Cardinals.
After snapping a homerless stretch of 18 games over the weekend, Steer doubled up by taking Sonny Gray deep twice, driving in a season-high five runs to help steer the Reds to victory. It was the 23rd multi-hit effort of the campaign for Steer, who also added a walk and a stolen base that lifted his slash line to .237/.324/.433 with 18 homers, 74 RBI, 60 runs and 19 steals across 485 plate appearances.
