Riding high off their first shutout of the season, Ron Roenicke gives us his first repeat lineup of the year. Three days ago against the Rays, this lineup scratched together one run off eight hits, three of them being for extra bases.
People aren’t going to be happy about Benintendi leading off again but my question to those people is: who else should be leading off? Kevin Pillar has a sub-.300 career OBP and Jose Peraza’s isn’t much better. Sure, Benintendi has been swinging a toothpick but it’s been 39 plate appearances.