If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. It’s an adage oft cited by those who think change is scary, but also those who know when a good thing is works, why mess with it?
For the Rays, who announced their lineup for ALDS game five against the Houston Astros on Thursday afternoon, they seem ready to stick to a tried and true formula, with one interesting shift.
The batting order includes a few positional shuffles, and also the inclusion of Eric Sogard at second base instead of Brandon Lowe.
#Rays lineup ALDS Game 5 in Houston
Meadows LF
Pham DH
Choi 1B
d’Arnaud C
Sogard 2B
García RF
Wendle 3B
Kiermaier CF
Adames SS
Glasnow RHP— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) October 10, 2019Travis d’Arnaud has moved up in the batting order, having previously hit at sixth for game four, and Avisail Garcia is now hitting sixth, when he had hit fourth in game four.