The Los Angeles Dodgers have adjusted their batting order before facing the St. Louis Cardinals. Emmet Sheehan will start as the pitcher in the series opener.
Apr 11, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan (80) throws against the Texas Rangers during the third inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
The Los Angeles Dodgers have tweaked the batting order a bit ahead of the series opener against the Cardinals in St. Louis Friday evening.
It’s the Dodgers’ first chance to bounce back after dropping the home series against the Miami Marlins.
Looking to get the bats going, manager Dave Roberts has moved a few batters around in the order.
Emmet Sheehan (2-0) gets the start after last pitching against the Chicago Cubs on April 24.
The Dodgers changed their batting order to try to improve their offensive performance after losing a home series against the Miami Marlins.
Emmet Sheehan is starting as the pitcher for the Dodgers in the series opener against the Cardinals.
The Dodgers dropped their home series against the Miami Marlins prior to facing the Cardinals.

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Apr 11, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan (80) throws against the Texas Rangers during the third inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
The Boys in Blue lost that game, and Sheehan got a no decision.
In his 6.1 innings of work, he gave up four hits and one run while striking out 10 batters.
He also walked one batter on balls and hit a batter with a pitch.
He’s excelling, though, when it comes to his breaking run value, which is in the 99th percentile, though he struggles in his fastball run value, which is only in the 7th percentile, per Baseball Savant.
Offensively, Ohtani is again at the Dodgers’ lineup as a designated hitter. First baseman Freddie Freeman keeps his No. 2 spot, and catcher Will Smith moves up to third in the lineup.
Left fielder Teoscar Hernandez bats cleanup, while right fielder Kyle Tucker will bat fifth.
Right fielder Andy Pages, a top performer thus far this season, bats sixth, followed by third baseman Max Muncy.
Veteran Miguel Rojas — a potential future manager for the Dodgers — is in at shortstop and batting eighth, while Santiago Espinal fills in at second base and hits last.
The Cardinals are starting Matthew Liberatore (0-1), who has an ERA of 4.75.
Liberatore has started six games thus far this season and has 19 strikeouts in 30.1 innings of work.
His WHIP is 1.55.
Baseball Savant shows that he’s struggling in many categories, especially breaking run value, which is worse than 99% of pitchers, and overall pitching run value, which is worse than 96% of pitchers.
What do you think of the Dodgers’ chances against the Cardinals Friday night?