That was the goal, of course. After the Dodgers were shut out twice in the first three games of the series, Roberts put together a lineup loaded with left-handed bats at, perhaps, the expense of some defense. For example, Gavin Lux started in center field, a position at which he has played just 45 big league innings. Cody Bellinger, an elite center fielder, started at first to clear a spot in the outfield for Lux.
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