The Braves will be trying to win on Mother’s Day for the first time since 2022.
Walt Weiss has penciled in a very similar lineup to the one that drove in seven runs in last night’s equalizer. The one change is Eli White (still in right field, batting seventh) flipping spots with Sean Murphy (catching, batting eighth). Shoutout to Sean for being 5-for-5 in ABS challenges since his very memorable debut where he immediately blew both to start the game. The glasses are working, even if the bat is getting
up to speed.
As mentioned in the preview, Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski is playing with a little bit of devil magic to maintain his 1.25 ERA. We’re hoping his homer-less streak can come to an end with one (or more) Braves hitting bombs to honor their moms. Only five Braves have seen Wrobleski before in very limited capacities: leadoff man Mauricio Dubón has the most with 5 ABs, Jorge Mateo has 1, and Mike Yazstrzemski/Kyle Farmer/Dominic Smith will sit on the bench with 9 combined ABs between the three.
The Dodgers have changed things up a bit to give Will Smith a day off from catching. Dalton Rushing, who came in late in yesterday’s game at first base, will be behind the dish for Wrobleski and batting seventh. CF Andy Pages moves up to bat third and Max Muncy to fifth.
Max Muncy has seen Bryce Elder the most with a .250 AVG in 12 ABs. Muncy accounts for one of three players with a HR off Elder; the other two players are Ohtani (.286 AVG, 1.089 OPS in 7 ABs) and last night’s shutout-ender Andy Pages. Freddie Freeman is also rocking a .400 AVG with 10 ABs against Bryce.
Win the rubber game, win the series. The Braves have already secured a winning record for this road trip no matter the outcome, but it’d be an even happier flight if they could pull out another win in California.
