The Dodgers may have their fingers full towards Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in Sport 5 of the World Sequence on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, however will want extra from their offense to get the one win they should full their championship quest.
It’s the standard group, with the one swap from Sport 4 that Tommy Edman is now hitting seventh, swapping spots with new No. 9 hitter Gavin Lux.
World Sequence Sport 5 lineups
| Dodgers | Pos | Yankees | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodgers | Pos | Yankees | Pos |
| Ohtani (L) | DH | Torres | 2B |
| Betts | RF | Soto (L) | RF |
| Freeman (L) | 1B | Choose | CF |
| T.Hernández | LF | Chisholm (L) | 3B |
| Muncy (L) | 3B | Stanton | DH |
| Ok.Hernández | CF | Rizzo (L) | 1B |
| Edman (S) | SS | Volpe | SS |
| Smith | C | Wells (L) | C |
| Lux (L) | 2B | Verdugo (L) | LF |
Max Muncy bats fifth once more for the Dodgers, searching for his first hit of the World Sequence. He’s walked twice and was hit by a pitch, however is in any other case 0-for-12 with eight strikeouts through the Fall Basic. That features three strikeouts and a stroll in Sport 3.
Since setting a file by reaching base in 12 consecutive plate appearances through the NLCS, Muncy is 0-for-18 with 11 strikeouts, although has additionally reached base seven occasions by stroll or hit by pitch in these final six video games (plus one at-bat).
General this postseason, Muncy is hitting .178/.403/.400 with a 138 wRC+. He’s simply 8-for-45 however his 14 walks — the second-most in any Dodgers postseason, behind solely Muncy himself in 2020 — and 3 times hit by a pitch fueling his excessive on-base proportion.
Muncy has three house runs and a double this October, however his final extra-base hit was a house run in Sport 3 of the NLCS, going 29 PA since with out. He struck out and popped out towards Cole in Sport 1.
Similar lineup for the Yankees as in Sport 4, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. batting cleanup in between Aaron Choose and Giancarlo Stanton.