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Wednesday lineups: Rockies at Dodgers

LOS ANGELES -- Don Mattingly has written in his most unusual lineup of the season tonight.

Rookie Austin Barnes is leading off and starting at second base, where he hasn't played in a year. Chase Utley is starting at first base, where he has played no more than times a season for the last decade. Only one man, catcher A.J. Ellis, was on the postseason roster from a year ago.

It all stemmed from last night's 16-inning loss that extended into this morning. Mattingly was determined to leave veterans Adrian Gonzalez and Justin Turner on the bench.