The Dodgers are also throwing a bunch of right-handed batters against Max Fried
Unsurprisingly, the Braves are starting Adam Duvall and Chadwick Tromp on Sunday afternoon. Tromp gets the start due to ye olde “day game after a night game” thing; Duvall gets the start because Los Angeles hurler James Paxton propels baseballs with his left arm.
Last of 3 in LA.#BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/MXMN5YShE5
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 5, 2024
This lineup has a collective one plate appearance of experience against Paxton, and it came back in 2018, when the Canadian southpaw struck out Matt Olson looking.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers arrange themselves like this to take on Max Fried:
Today’s #Dodgers lineup vs. Braves: pic.twitter.com/vHHbMHUl9S
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 5, 2024
These guys are quite familiar with Fried, really.
Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor have both hit Fried quite well; I’m surprised by how poorly Mookie Betts has done against him, though really anything can happen in 25 PAs. One interesting note here is that Max Muncy has absolutely destroyed Fried in the past (.500ish wOBA and xwOBA in 19 PAs), but doesn’t get the start today.