Sean Newcomb is left-handed and almost no-hit the Dodgers once this year. The other time the Dodgers faced him, they lit him up. Which Newcomb will they face today? Maybe it’s not which pitcher they face… maybe it’s what approach the hitters take and you will see a different approach because there will be different hitters tonight. Most likely this will be the lineup:
- C – Grandal (You don’t take out a guy who has caught back-to-back shutouts… especially when he is s switch-hitter)
- 1B – Freese
- 2B – Dozier (Here’s your chance, Brian)
- SS – The usual
- 3B – The usual
- LF – Kemp
- CF – Taylor
- RF – Kike
The lineup is more problematic, because you have to think like Doc, but this is likely the lineup:
- Taylor CF
- Turner 3B
- Freese 1B
- Machado SS
- Kemp LF
- Kike RF
- Grandal C
- Dozier 2B (But Bull could lead-off – with Doc, you never know)
There’s really no right answer as to where players hit, in my opinion because, like I always say: “Bloom where you are planted.