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Chase Utley starts for Dodgers

Second baseman exited Tuesday’s game after just one inning in the field

Los Angeles Dodgers v Philadelphia Phillies Photo by Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images

Chase Utley is back in the lineup for the Dodgers on Wednesday against the Giants, despite a foot issue that has bothered him for a month.

Utley singled and scored as a pinch hitter on Tuesday night, but was pulled after just one inning on defense to get him off of his feet, manager Dave Roberts said after the game.

This is just the 92nd start in 96 games against right-handed pitchers for Utley in 2016. Johnny Cueto starts on the mound for San Francisco.

Josh Reddick is also back in the lineup, batting sixth in right field after he did not start on Monday and Tuesday, thanks to a combination of jamming his finger in his hotel room door in Cincinnati and left-hander Madison Bumgarner starting on Tuesday night.

Reddick did appear as a pinch hitter in each of the last two games, and walked on Tuesday. He is 10-for-67 (.149) since joining the Dodgers.

Gorkys Hernandez starts in center field for the Giants, called up from Triple-A Sacramento.