Dodgers starting lineup today has Shohei Ohtani dropped in the order
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made some major changes to his lineup for Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday, Oct. 6 against the Atlanta Braves.
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Postseason specialist Enrique Hernandez will step in for Tommy Edman at second base and Roberts dramatically shook up the batting order.
Battling injuries late in the season, Shohei Ohtani is facing questions about his effectiveness at the plate and was moved down to hit fifth in Game 3. Ohtani went 2-for-8 (two singles) in the first two games of the series and struck out twice in the Game 2 loss on Sunday.
With the Dodgers facing a left-handed starter for the third game in a row. $240 million man Kyle Tucker, who homered in Game 1, was dropped down to eighth in the order.
Los Angeles sends last year's World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound for Game 3 at Truist Park. Yamamoto had a 2.53 ERA in 28 starts during the regular season and has posted a 2.25 ERA in 56 career postseason innings.
Here's the Dodgers' starting lineup for Game 3 in Georgia:
Dodgers lineup today
- Mookie Betts (R) SS
- Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
- Teoscar Hernández (R) LF
- Will Smith (R) C
- Shohei Ohtani (L) DH
- Miguel Rojas (R) 2B
- Andy Pages (R) CF
- Kyle Tucker (L) RF
- Enrique Hernández (R) 3B
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- Time: 6 p.m. ET
- TV channel: FS1
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