Duvall is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

After starting the previous two games, Duvall will head to the bench Monday as manager Bryan Price continues to rotate his outfielders around. In his place, Jesse Winker will start in left field and occupy the leadoff spot.

Duvall went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored Saturday against the Nationals.

EDGE Analysis

After sitting on the bench on Opening Day, Duvall batted sixth and played left field Saturday. He knocked in Eugenio Suarez with a sixth-inning sacrifice fly and added a two-run homer off of Matt Grace in the eighth inning, bringing the Reds to within four. The Reds are likely to rotate four outfielders through three spots, and the exact playing-time breakdown is not yet clear.

Duvall is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.

EDGE Analysis

The right-handed Duvall is likely to sit against against tough righties, and Friday's opposing pitcher Max Scherzer is perhaps the toughest of them all. Duvall had a fairly significant platoon split last season, posting a 134 wRC+ against lefties but a 86 wRC+ against righties. He's a good enough hitter that he certainly won't sit against all righties, but the Reds will want to get lefties Scott Schebler and Jesse Winker into the lineup regularly. The playing time battle here will be one to watch in the opening weeks of the season.

Duvall could spend more time on the bench in 2018 now that the Reds plan to employ a four-man rotation in the outfield, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The biggest wild card in this situation was outfield prospect Jesse Winker, but he seemingly solidified his roster spot after a strong showing at the tail-end of 2017. This means that Duvall will need to split time in the corner outfield spots with Winker and Scott Schebler. If there's one thing going for Duvall, it's that he is an imminent power threat thanks to back-to-back 30 home run seasons. His strikeout rate remains lofty, however, so he could ride the pine a bit more if he gets into a slump at the plate.

Duvall is not in the lineup against the Cubs on Friday, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports.

EDGE Analysis

Duvall retreats to the bench after starting the past six games, while going .188/.364/.188 from the plate during that span. Jesse Winker will draw the start in left field in his stead.

Duvall is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Duvall is 0-for-12 with six strikeouts over his previous four starts, so he'll head to the bench for Thursday's series finale to clear his head. In his place, the Reds will send out an outfield of Jesse Winker, Phillip Ervin and Scott Schebler (from left to right).

Duvall is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Consider this a routine day off for the 29-year-old until there's something to suggest otherwise. Phillip Ervin will man left field in place of Duvall, who has gone 6-for-30 with one extra-base hit and nine strikeouts to begin September.

Duvall is not in the Reds' lineup Thursday against the Mets.

EDGE Analysis

He'll park on the pine with Patrick Kivlehan taking his place in left field. If he doesn't wind up with pinch-hit duties Thursday, Duvall will wrap up an eight-homer August that otherwise was a bit rough (.209/.258/.461), but his 31 blasts on the season confirm last year's breakout was no fluke.

Duvall went 1-for-5 with his 31st homer -- a three-run blast -- against the Mets on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

He'd gone just 2-for-22 with nine strikeouts over his last five games, so this was a welcome effort for Duvall's fantasy owners. Duvall's done well to build on last year's surprising age-27 breakout, as he's on pace to exceed his 2016 homer and RBI totals (33 and 103, respectively; he's at 89 RBI now).

Duvall hit a two-run home run in a pinch-hit appearance in the eighth inning of Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Duvall didn't start Wednesday, but his two-run shot tied the game in the top of the eighth inning. He's now up to 28 homers, 83 RBI and 61 runs with a .262/.314/.530 slash line, which is a solid follow up to last season's breakout campaign. The slugger's also shown growth at the plate, as his OPS is 49 points higher than his 2016 mark.