4 years agoThe Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting multiple regulars for Sunday’s contest against the Angels and right-hander Julio Teheran with Justin Turner, AJ Pollock, Enrique Hernandez, and Austin Barnes all on the bench. Pollock has been LA’s second-most efficient hitter this season, having amassed a 158 OPS+ through his first 20 games, while Turner has delivered an elite xwOBA of .414, which puts him among the top nine percentile of all batters in the Majors. With many regulars absent Sunday, it paves the way for Keibert Ruiz, the team’s No. 3 prospect, to make his Major League debut. The next chance that the quartet will have to return to the lineup comes Monday in a favorable matchup against Mariners right-hander Justin Dunn, who has walked more batters (10) than he has struck out (eight) this year.--Jesse Borek
Source: Ken Gurnick