The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to be without two stars in the lineup for the series finale against the Cincinnati Reds.
Freddie Freeman is out of the batting order again, getting replaced by Kike Hernandez.
Additionally, for the sixth time in seven days, Ohtani is out of the batting order. He is nursing soreness at multiple positions.
Freeman, meanwhile, is missing his second game of the homestand after only being the designated hitter yesterday.
Dodgers’ Lineup vs. Reds
1. Tommy Edman, CF
2. Will Smith, C
3. Mookie Betts, SS
4. Max Muncy, 3B
5. Teoscar Hernández, RF
6. Kyle Tucker, RF
7. Hunter Feduccia, C
8. Alex Freeland, 2B
9. Kiké Hernández, 1B
The Dodgers are facing a righty in Rhett Lowder, making it quite interesting that Will Smith is up to second in the batting order.
The hottest hitters on the Dodgers are righties, with Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernandez leading the way offensively.
They will not have the handedness advantage, but the veterans can punish Lowder, who has a 5.43 ERA.
Who is pitching for the Dodgers?
The Dodgers get their ace on the mound — Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The righty has not been as sharp recently, taking the ball and giving up a few too many home runs.
He has shortened his repertoire, which has proven to be his key skill set, and he has focused more on the fastball-splitter combo.
If he can get back to creative ways of changing speeds and looks, Yamamoto could be in for a special night.
The Reds are a team that swings and has some high strikeout totals, but players like Elly De La Cruz will punish any mistake the team makes.
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Please let Tucker rest some more. Maybe like a month.