Dave Roberts Mulling One Potential Dodgers Lineup Change For Game 5 Of World Series

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The Dodgers lineup could look different successful Game 5 of nan World Series connected Wednesday night.

With astir half of nan Los Angeles batting bid mired successful a Fall Classic slump, Dodgers head Dave Roberts is considering changes to nan club's lineup.

"I deliberation so," Roberts said erstwhile asked if it was clip to enactment connected immoderate lineup changes aft nan Dodgers' 6-2 Game 4 loss. "I'm going to deliberation agelong and difficult and it mightiness look different tomorrow."

Outfielders Kiké Hernández, Andy Pages and infielder Tommy Edman person mixed to deed 7-for-50, which equates to a .140 batting average, successful nan World Series frankincense far. Effectively, nan Dodgers person received very small from nan 7-8-9 spots successful their batting order. And while location person been flashes of greatness from mostly Shohei Ohtani and a prime fewer different Dodgers stars—Teoscar Hernández, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman—the full lineup's consistency has not been up to Roberts's standard.

"We haven't recovered our rhythm," Roberts said. "We haven't. It benignant of draws dormant astatine definite parts of nan lineup and successful different parts, different innings, different games. Guys are competing surely successful nan postseason. You're seeing everyone's best..."

The Dodgers' violative struggles time off Roberts pinch a determination to make heading into Game 5 against Blue Jays starter Trey Yesavage.

What changes could Roberts make pinch Dodgers lineup?

"I've sewage to make a decision, essentially," Roberts said. "Am I going to play Andy [Pages]? AmI going to play Call [Alex Call]? Or americium I going to play Miggy Ro [Miguel Rojas]? So conscionable benignant of trying to deliberation done each that worldly and nett it retired and spot what gives america nan champion chance tomorrow."

It seems for illustration Roberts is considering making 1 change, though nan determination hinges connected which personnel of nan Dodgers' struggling 7-8-9 hitters won't beryllium successful Wednesday's lineup. It will beryllium absorbing to spot what determination he yet makes.