There’s a lot to talk about in terms of the lineup the Braves are running out there tonight against Yu Darvish:
Ronald Acuña Jr., of course, will miss his second consecutive game with a sore groin. Yet, Wednesday night’s walkoff hero, Orlando Arcia, returns to the bench, as Travis Demeritte draws the start in right field, and William Contreras will bat as the designated hitter. Notable aspects include:
- Demeritte moves up to leadoff, a game after Dansby Swanson appeared there. From a process perspective, not sure why Swanson made sense to hit leadoff once, and now Demeritte makes sense, but it is what it is.