Kim Hye-seong of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been excluded from the starting lineup for two consecutive games, while Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants will start as the fourth batter for two consecutive games.
The Dodgers announced their starting lineup for the '2025 Major League' game against the Cleveland Guardians at 2:10 a.m. on the 29th (Korean time) at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
On this day, the Dodgers' starting lineup consists of Shohei Ohtani (designated hitter), Mookie Betts (shortstop), Teoscar Hernández (right fielder), Freddie Freeman (first baseman), Will Smith (catcher), Andy Pahes (left fielder), Tommy Edman (center fielder), Kiké Hernández (third baseman), and Miguel Rojas (second baseman). Clayton Kershaw will take the mound as the starting pitcher.
Kershaw, who underwent surgery last year to treat a left knee meniscus injury and plantar fasciitis, has recorded an earned run average of 7.50 over 6 innings in 2 games this season. This marks Kershaw's third start of the season. The starter for Cleveland is left-hander Colby Allard. Allard has recorded 2 wins and an earned run average of 1.50 in 7 games and 18 innings this season, having appeared in all games from the bullpen. This will be his first start of the season. It is expected that Allard will take on the role of opener or piggyback, responsible for about 3 to 4 innings.
Perhaps due to the announcement that a left-handed pitcher will start, Kim Hye-seong has been excluded from the starting lineup for two consecutive games. Miguel Rojas will start as the second baseman in place of Kim Hye-seong.
Previously, on the 27th, Kim Hye-seong started at second base batting ninth against Cleveland. It was just his sixth game. However, he committed an error in the bottom of the fourth, unable to field a ground ball directly. He was then removed from the starting lineup for the game on the 28th and did not play in that game. Whether Kim Hye-seong will seize another opportunity to play in this game is crucial. Meanwhile, at the same time, Lee Jung-hoo of San Francisco will start as the fourth center fielder in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. This marks his second consecutive game starting as the fourth batter. In the previous game on the 28th, he recorded no hits in 3 at-bats with one walk.
San Francisco's starting lineup features Mike Yastrzemski (right fielder), Heliot Ramos (left fielder), Wilmer Flores (designated hitter), Lee Jung-hoo (center fielder), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Willy Adames (shortstop), Ramón Rodríguez Jr. (first baseman), Sam Huff (catcher), and Christian Coss (second baseman).
The starting pitcher for Detroit is right-hander Jackson Jobe. Selected third overall in the first round of the 2021 rookie draft, Jobe has a record of 4 wins and 1 loss with an earned run average of 4.06 over 9 games and 44⅓ innings this year.
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