Alex Castellanos is back with the Dodgers for a third time this season.
The Dodgers added to their roster before Friday's game against the Giants, plucking Alex Castellanos from Triple A Albuquerque.
In his first full season in the Dodgers system, Castellanos hit .328/.420/.590 with 49 extra-base hits in 94 games with the Isotopes. He has played 50 games at second base this season and 34 games at third base. Although Castellanos, in a 2-for-26 slump, did not start either of the first two games of Albuquerque's first round playoff series against Omaha, he walked as a pinch hitter on Wednesday in Game 1.
Castellanos was 3-for-22 in his brief time in Los Angeles, including a brief one-game stint getting called up on Aug. 24, one day before the Dodgers completed their blockbuster nine-player trade with the Red Sox. He was sent back to Triple A on Aug. 25. He has played exclusively outfield in his time with the Dodgers.
Starting Lineups
Adam Kennedy, with eight hits in 21 career at-bats (.381) in his career against Tim Lincecum, gets the spot start at third base in place of Luis Cruz.
| Dodgers | Giants | |||
| 2B | Ellis | CF | Pagan (S) | |
| LF | Victorino (S) | 2B | Scutaro | |
| 1B | Gonzalez (L) | 3B | Sandoval (S) | |
| CF | Kemp | 1B | Posey | |
| SS | Ramirez | RF | Pence | |
| RF | Ethier (L) | LF | Belt (L) | |
| 3B | Kennedy (L) | C | Sanchez (S) | |
| C | Ellis | SS | Crawford (L) | |
| P | Beckett | P | Lincecum (L) | |
Game Time: 7:15 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket, MLB Network
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