The Los Angeles Dodgers are going to attempt a new strategy for Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night. Manager Dave Roberts is changing things up in hopes of seeing a deeper lineup.
According to Buster Olney, catcher Will Smith is moving up to the 2-spot ahead of Mookie Betts, who will bat third. Freddie Freeman should move down one spot to clean up, setting up Teoscar Hernandez and Max Muncy after that. Alex Call is going to start in left field and should bat 9th.
Here is what the rest of the lineup will look like. Muncy will hit 7th behind Tommy Edman with Kike Hernandez batting 8th and playing center field. Andy Pages is not in the lineup as he continues to struggle.
After starting Game 4, Shohei Ohtani could pitch in relief in the final three games, if needed.
Blake Snell toes the slab for the Dodgers, going against a Blue Jays offense that is hot. The Jays got to Snell in Game 1, which set up a massive win for them. Trey Yesavage will look to pick up where he left off by taking on the Dodgers with a slight change to the lineup.
