LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers lineup for Game 1 of the wild card series against the Cincinnati Reds features a few familiar faces returning to play. Max Muncy is back at third base and bats cleanup, while
Edman bats sixth and starts at second base on Tuesday.
Dodgers Game 1 lineup vs. Reds
Shohei Ohtani DH
Mookie Betts SS
Freddie Freeman 1B
Max Muncy 3B
Teoscar Hernández RF
Tommy Edman 2B
Andy Pages CF
Kiké Hernández LF
Ben Rortvedt C
Edman missed over seven weeks combined on his two injured-list stints, and his right ankle bothered him in the final week of the season. He only played once in the final four games, and that was as designated hitter on Saturday.
Muncy was dealing with leg issues after getting hit by a pitch against the Giants, and was rested for each of the final four games of the season.
“I think they’re both in a good spot right now,” manager Dave Roberts said during Monday’s media availability at Dodger Stadium. “I’m glad that we gave Max the weekend. Tommy will now have had two days for that ankle.
Will Smith is on the Dodgers’ roster, though he’s not starting Game 1. Ben Rortvedt is behind the plate on Tuesday night. Smith only played one of the Dodgers’ final 23 games of the season, dealing with a hairline fracture in his right hand after getting hit by a foul ball on September 3 in Pittsburgh.
With no Michael Conforto on the roster, Kiké Hernández gets the start in left field in Game 1.
Blake Snell starts on the mound for the Dodgers in the series opener, the fourth Game 1 start of his career. Right-hander Hunter Greene starts for the Reds.
