The Los Angeles Dodgers evened up their series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night thanks to a strong start by Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a solid effort by the bullpen.
It’s a four-game series between the Brewers and Dodgers, so Saturday night’s contest is a pivotal affair between the two top NL squads.
Before the Brewers game on Saturday evening, the Dodgers demoted Teoscar Hernandez in the batting order after he hit third for one of the first times this season.
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Dodgers Drop Teoscar Hernandez to Seventh in Batting Order
GettyLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 11: Teoscar Hernández #37 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts against the Kansas City Royals at Dodger Stadium on August 11, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)
Saturday night’s contest will perhaps be one of the toughest games for the Dodgers to muster up offense all season, as starter Jacob Misiorowski will take the ball for Milwaukee.
After batting third on Friday night (with Freddie Freeman out of the order), Teoscar Hernandez is back to hitting seventh for the Dodgers.
Here is the full Los Angeles Dodgers batting order for 8/15, per @UnderdogMLB:
Dodgers 8/15: “S. Ohtani DH F. Freeman 1B A. Pages CF M. Muncy 3B M. Betts SS T. Edman 2B T. Hernández LF A. Call RF H. Feduccia C J. Wrobleski SP”
S. Ohtani DH F. Freeman 1B A. Pages CF M. Muncy 3B M. Betts SS T. Edman 2B T. Hernández LF A. Call RF H. Feduccia C
J. Wrobleski SP
Freddie Freeman is back in the Dodgers’ lineup, which is a good sign, and Max Muncy will bat cleanup on Saturday evening. Hunter Feduccia remains in the batting order for form a battery with Justin Wrobleski. Wrobleski has notably struggled his last few starts due to giving up too many home runs.
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Taking a Glance at Teoscar Hernandez’s Season Thus Far
The decision to move Teoscar Hernandez to the 3-hole in the Dodgers lineup for one game was interesting by DAVE ROBERTS, just because Teo hasn’t had his best season thus far, and it was obviously due to a matchup reason, but still.
Across 305 at-bats this season, Teo is batting .249 with 11 home runs, 42 RBI, 47 runs scored, and an OPS+ of 97.
While the OPS+ is a little bit down from his career norm, Teoscar has still played in fewer than 100 games this season and could have a power surge down the stretch in the last month+ of the season.
However, Teoscar Hernandez is an OCTOBER performer, and that’s when the Dodgers will be counting on him to do damage.
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