Miguel

Rojas

It’s a planned day off for both Betts and Andy Pages, so no need for fantasy managers to worry here. Miguel Rojas will start in his place at shortstop and will bat eighth against Angels’ right-hander Jose Soriano.

This was a planned day off for the dynamic 33-year-old as they ease him back into action following his return from the injured list. Miguel Rojas will start at shortstop and bat ninth for the Dodgers on Thursday evening.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts continues mixing things up with Mookie Betts (oblique) on the injured list, moving Hernández up to the cleanup spot to face Mets southpaw David Peterson. Miguel Rojas and Santiago Espinal are also on the lineup card with lefties Hyeseong Kim and Alex Freeland riding the bench.

Rojas was scratched from the lineup on Tuesday and then later posted on Instagram that his father had suddenly passed away. He will be back in the lineup on Wednesday, in what is sure to be an emotional game for him.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Rojas was scratched to tend to a family matter. Hyeseong Kim takes over at shortstop and will bat eighth in his place.

Kim draws his first start at shortstop in place of an injured Mookie Betts (oblique) after being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City over the weekend. It was Miguel Rojas at shortstop during Sunday’s series finale against the Nationals. The 27-year-old’s speed makes him an intriguing pickup in deeper mixed leagues since he should receive plenty of opportunities over the next few weeks with both Betts and Tommy Edman (ankle) on the shelf.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called the injury more “moderate than significant” but it sounds like Betts will miss at least the next couple of days. Whether or not this will require a stint on the injured list will largely be determined by the results of the imaging. Miguel Rojas will likely get the starts at short as long as Betts is out.

Betts must have experienced pain while crossing home plate on a run-scoring double by Freddie Freeman. The 33-year-old will miss the rest of Saturday’s contest with Miguel Rojas taking over at shortstop. Betts likely won’t be in the lineup Sunday, either, but his status is one that should be updated prior to that contest.

Miguel Rojas took over at shortstop in the bottom of the first frame after Betts scored a run on a Freddie Freeman double. There should be an update on why Betts needed to leave the game in the coming innings, but logic suggests there was some sort of injury for the 33-year-old while rounding the bases.

Freeland makes just his second start of the season with Miguel Rojas getting the night off. The 24-year-old infielder is serving as Los Angeles’ de-facto utility specialist while Tommy Edman (ankle) continues recovering from offseason surgery.