Stephenson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Stephenson will take a seat for the day game after he went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts while catching all eight innings of Tuesday's 6-1 loss. Luke Maile will handle the catching duties for the Reds in the series finale.

Stephenson is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

EDGE Analysis

Stephenson posted a .988 OPS over his last 10 games, but he has not started three days in a row behind the plate all season, so it comes as no surprise that he is getting a breather after opening behind the plate the past two days.

Stephenson went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and one RBI in Saturday's 8-7 extra-innings win over the Diamondbacks.

EDGE Analysis

Stephenson was a home run shy of the cycle in his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 1. He's hit a paltry .231 (12-for-52) across 18 games this month, slightly worse than his .247 average for the season. The catcher remains the Reds' top option behind the plate with a .700 OPS, 10 home runs, 44 RBI, 50 runs scored, 15 doubles and two triples through 116 contests. He's also been caught on his only attempt to steal a base this season.

Stephenson isn't in the Reds' lineup Friday against Arizona.

EDGE Analysis

Stephenson will get a breather Friday after picking up a hit in six of his last seven games. Luke Maile will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth in Stephenson's place.

Stephenson went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 7-3 win over the Angels in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.

EDGE Analysis

Stephenson went deep in the fourth inning to put the Reds ahead 3-1. The catcher has homered twice over his last three games to get to 10 long balls on the year. He's slashing .241/.324/.362 with 42 RBI, 50 runs scored, 13 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 113 contests as the Reds' primary backstop.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Luke Maile will catch for starting pitcher Andrew Abbott in the early game, but expect Stephenson to check in behind the dish for the nightcap. Stephenson saw his four-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-4, two-strikeout effort in Tuesday's 4-3 win in the series opener.

Stephenson entered as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Sunday's 10-3 loss to Toronto.

EDGE Analysis

Stephenson homered as a pinch hitter for Luke Maile in the seventh inning and finished out the game behind the plate. The blast was Stephenson's ninth and first in 12 games. The Reds primary catcher has hits in four straight games but has struggled overall since the All-Star break, recording a .203/.276/.304 line over 25 contests.

Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

He'll take a seat for the series finale after starting behind the plate Friday and Saturday while going 2-for-6 with a walk between the contests. Luke Maile will start at catcher and form a battery with starting pitcher Hunter Greene.

Stephenson isn't in the Reds' lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.

EDGE Analysis

Stephenson went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during the Reds' Game 1 loss, and he'll catch a breather to end the day. Luke Maile will take over behind the dish and bat ninth.

Stephenson isn't in the Reds' lineup Friday agaisnt the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

Stephenson is just 1-for-16 with six strikeouts across his last five games, so he'll take a day off Friday to regroup. Luke Maile will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.