Juan Lagares will start in center field again for Game 4 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday for the second straight day.
The New York Mets will go with the same lineup that produced 13 runs during Game 3 on Monday. Lagares went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and three runs scored. The 26-year-old was able to produce out of the eight-hole while also playing his Gold Glove defense.
#Mets not changing personnel for Game 4: Granderson RF Wright 3B Murphy 2B Cespedes LF d’Arnaud C Duda 1B Flores SS Lagares CF Matz LHP
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) October 13, 2015
The move also allowed Yoenis Cespedes to move over to left field while forcing Michael Cuddyer to the bench. It will be the second straight game that Cuddyer will sit out. He went 0-for-3 against left-hander Clayton Kershaw in Game 1 and will not get the chance at redemption against the three-time Cy Young winner.
The only switch in the starting lineup is that Lucas Duda will be sixth while Travis d’Arnaud will bat fifth. The two starters are swapping spots from Monday.