Yasiel Puig, RF
Matt Kemp, CF
Hanley Ramirez, SS
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Scott Van Slyke, LF
Juan Uribe, 3B
Justin Turner, 2B
Drew Butera, C
Zack Greinke, P
By Jon Weisman
Jamey Wright starts in Part II of Jon SooHoo’s series, “Relief Pitchers Batting.” See Part I here.
See SooHoo’s Friday photo gallery here.
For the second consecutive time against a left-handed starting pitcher, both Carl Crawford and Andre Ethier will be on the bench, as Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig and Scott Van Slyke start in support of pitcher Zack Greinke (above).
Call me crazy (and perhaps temporary), but I see this flexibility as a positive.
Fans of history repeating itself will particularly enjoy Van Slyke’s appearance in the lineup. Thanks in no small part to his double and homer on Opening Day in Sydney, Van Slyke has a 1.111 slugging percentage and 1.511 OPS in the small sample of 10 plate appearances against tonight’s starter for Arizona, Wade Miley. Ethier is 4 for 16 against Miley, with no extra-base hits or walks. Crawford hasn’t faced him.
Dodger batting vs. LHP in 2014
LCLA
Van Slyke!
LCLA
Is Puig in CF today?