It's the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. It's Game 3 of the NLCS and the Dodgers want payback. If you cannot watch or listen to the game, check out the scores provided online. Here are the lineups as both teams will provide some changes in Game 2.
Dodgers Lineup
1. Carl Crawford LF
2. Mark Ellis 2B
3. Hanley Ramirez SS*
4. Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5. Yasiel Puig RF
6. Juan Uribe 3B
7. Skip Schumaker CF
8. A.J. Ellis C
9. Clayton Kershaw
The asterisk next to Ramirez is due to reports that his ribs are feeling discomfort. This is a bad time for the Dodgers to be a man short in their lineup. Puig was impatient and the Cardinals are exploiting his aggressiveness, striking out the rookie six times in two games. This means more pressure on Gonzalez and Uribe.
Also, Dodgers' manager Don Mattingly was not convinced with Andre Ethier's Game 1 performance. He still sees his center fielder having trouble moving, so he will place Schumaker, who started all four games in the N.L. Division Series against the Atlanta Braves, in center field.
Cardinals Lineup
1. Matt Carpenter 2B
2. Carlos Beltran RF
3. Matt Holliday LF
4. Yadier Molina C
5. David Freese 3B
6. Matt Adams 1B
7. Jon Jay CF
8. Pete Kozma SS
9. Michael Wacha
The Cardinals are not changing anything in their lineup. They might have shuffled a few players around, but it is the same personnel. Beltran is providing the pop as the Cardinals have lacked run production. When they need a big hit, Beltran has provided the power. He drove all three Cardinal runs in Game 1.
Jay will have to once again look for the opportune moment. He drove in Game 2's only run, scoring Freese from third on a sac-fly. The run gave the Cardinals the 1-0 victory also giving them a 2-0 series lead.
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