While a lot of the regulars for the Braves have started to really get going at the plate, there are still a smal handful of players who are scuffling about while looking to finally get a foothold on this current season of baseball. One of those regulars is Mike Yastrzemski, who has gotten off to a slow start as an outfielder for the Braves so far.
That won’t stop Walt Weiss from providing him opportunities to get going, as the manager has Yaz in there in the lineup as the starting left fielder and
batting eighth against right-hander Zack Littell and the Washington Nationals.
Additionally, Mauricio Dubón continues to start at shortstop after starting on Tuesday and getting a day off on Monday against the right-hander Jake Irvin. Jonah Heim is playing catcher for another day as well while Drake Baldwin continues to get ABs as the DH. Right now, the pattern appears to be that if Baldwin catches, Dominic Smith will be the designated hitter and if Baldwin DHs then Jonah Heim will be the starter. We’ll see if that continues once Murphy eventually makes his return in lieu of Heim.
This’ll be Yaz’s first time facing off against Littell and hopefully this’ll be what he needs to start getting into a groove. Meanwhile, Austin Riley and Ronald Acuña Jr. have both homered off of Littell in the past, so hopefully we’ll see a bit more of that later this evening.
I will update this post with the Nationals lineup once it arrives but for now, what do y’all think of the lineup for tonight? Will Yaz get it going? Will Riley and Acuña add to their home run tally against Littell?
