While Bruce Bochy has shaken things up, inserting Nate Schierholtz and Travis Ishikawa while sitting Pablo Sandoval and Pat Burrell, Ron Washington has decided to run with what worked. Game 4 sees the Rangers run out an identical lineup to the one they used in Game 3, and a very similar lineup to the one they've been using all playoffs long.
World Series Game 4: No Changes At All In Rangers Starting Lineup
Elvis Andrus will try to get things going from the top. After he and Michael Young try to get on with some singles, they lead into the powerful Hamilton/Guerrero/Cruz lineup core. They'll be followed by Ian Kinsler, and then comes the bottom of the order that, for a few weeks, has been so dangerous - Jeff Francoeur, Bengie Molina, and Game 3 hero Mitch Moreland.
Francoeur gets the start in right field over David Murphy because Ron Washington is using a platoon - the right-handed Francoeur goes against lefties, like Game 4 starter Madison Bumgarner.
Elvis Andrus, SS
Michael Young, 3B
Josh Hamilton, CF
Vladimir Guerrero, DH
Nelson Cruz, LF
Ian Kinsler, 2B
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Bengie Molina, C
Mitch Moreland, 1B
Tommy Hunter, SP
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