Rece Hinds: Everything you need to know

Hinds went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 7-4 extra-inning win over the Twins. Hinds gave the Reds a cushion in the top of the 10th inning, when he delivered a two-run double. The outfielder, who was called up from Triple-A Louisville last Tuesday, has had an impact on two consecutive wins. On Saturday, he snapped an 0-for-28 slide in the majors dating back to last season when he drove in a run and scored in a 5-4 win. The righty-batter is sharing right field with Will Benson, and it's not a strict platoon. Four of Hinds' five starts have come against right-handers.

Hinds is out of the lineup for Friday's contest in Minnesota. Hinds started each of the last three games after he was promoted from Triple-A Louisville, but he'll grab a seat in this one. Will Benson will patrol right field and bat eighth for the Reds.

Hinds started in right field and went 0-for-3 in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Giants. Hinds made his season debut for the Reds against San Francisco lefty Robbie Ray. The outfielder was recalled earlier in the day to replace Noelvi Marte, who was optioned to Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding move, and is expected to platoon with the lefty-hitting Will Benson in right field. Hinds had a superb spring training, worthy of making the Opening Day roster, but he spent the first weeks of the season in Louisville, where he had a 1.246 OPS and five home runs over 13 games (61 plate appearances). The biggest adjustment Hinds made is laying off breaking balls lower in the zone, per C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic. As a result, in addition to making better contact, he's lowered his strikeout rate from 31.8 percent the last two seasons in the minors to 24.6 percent this year, and Hinds' walk rate shot up from 8.2 percent to 19.7 over the same timeframe.