The Reds won the first game of the National League Division Series with this lineup, so manager Dusty Baker figured he’d try it again:
NLDS Game 2: Reds lineup is more of the same
1. Brandon Phillips - 2B
2. Zack Cozart - SS
3. Joey Votto* - 1B
4. Ryan Ludwick - LF
5. Jay Bruce* - RF
6. Scott Rolen - 3B
7. Ryan Hanigan - C
8. Drew Stubbs - CF
9. Bronson Arroyo - P
It’s a heavy right-handed lineup in place to face the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner, who shut them out in his only appearance against them on June 28.
The Giants still haven’t announced a starter for Game 3, but it could be Barry Zito, which would likely mean we’d see the same lineup one more time. But even if Tim Lincecum goes for the Giants, the Reds don’t have the most interchangeable lineup in the game -- Todd Frazier is a right-handed hitter, so the only changes they could make to get the platoon advantage would be to put Xavier Paul in left or Dioner Navarro behind the plate.
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