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LOS ANGELES — With Justin Turner sidelined with a right hamstring strain, the first shot at third base goes to Kiké Hernandez, starting at the hot corner on Friday night in the second game of a four-game series against the Marlins.
This is the third start of the year at third base for Hernandez, who also has nine starts in center field, four starts at shortstop, three in left field, and one in right field.
Starting lineups
| Pos | Marlins | Pos | Dodgers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Marlins | Pos | Dodgers |
| 2B | Gordon (L) | 2B | Taylor |
| CF | Yelich (L) | SS | Seager (L) |
| LF | Ozuna | LF | Gutierrez |
| RF | Stanton | 3B | Hernandez |
| 1B | Bour | C | Barnes |
| C | Realmuto | RF | Puig |
| 3B | Colon | 1B | Bellinger (L) |
| SS | Riddle (L) | CF | Eibner |
| P | Nicolino (L) | P | Wood |
Logan Forsythe, meanwhile, is playing third base for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Friday night after taking Thursday off. This is his third game on this minor league rehab assignment, and is expected back Tuesday.
Forsythe filled in for Turner at third base on rest days earlier in the season, starting twice there, and has 37 career starts at the hot corner. Forsythe played mostly third base in the minors.
Forsythe is expected to play seven innings in the field tonight for the Quakes, and will play third base again on Saturday.
“When he comes back Tuesday, we’ll pencil him in at third base for the most part,” manager Dave Roberts said. “Essentially, not a straight platoon but split duties at second base between Chris Taylor and Chase [Utley].”
Adrian Gonzalez is out of the lineup in his second game back from the disabled list, sitting against left-handed pitcher Justin Nicolino.
“I told Adrian I wanted to break him in slow,” Roberts told Casey Stern on MLB Network Radio earlier on Friday.
Cody Bellinger gets the start at first base, his seventh major league start at the position compared to 15 starts in left field. That opens left field for Franklin Gutierrez, who is 7-for-24 with three doubles, a home run, and three walks against southpaws this season, hitting .292/.370/.542 against them.