Miguel

Rojas

It looks to be nothing more than a routine night off for the dynamic 33-year-old infielder. Miguel Rojas will start in his place at shortstop and will bat sixth for the Dodgers against Brewers’ left-hander Shane Drohan on Thursday evening in Los Angeles.

Rojas suffered an ankle injury against the Red Sox on Saturday, and already underwent X-rays which came up negative. Consider Rojas day-to-day.

Muncy will take a seat with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez toeing the slab for the Diamondbacks. Tommy Edman will cover third base in his absence while Miguel Rojas starts at second base and will bat eighth for the Dodgers.

Edman receives some additional time off to recuperate after being hit by a pitch from Padres closer Mason Miller over the weekend. He was able to pinch-hit during Sunday’s series finale, which is a positive sign. The versatile 31-year-old has hit .347 (17-for-49) with one homer, nine RBI and one steal in 16 games since returning from the injured list for his season debut last month. It’ll be Miguel Rojas taking over at second base in his absence.

Tucker will get a day off against left-hander J.P. Sears, as will third baseman Max Muncy. Miguel Rojas is playing third base in Muncy’s absence, while Alex Call will handle right field with Tucker out.

Muncy will take a seat with left-hander JP Sears toeing the slab for the Padres. Tommy Edman will cover the hot corner in his absence while Miguel Rojas starts at second base and will bat eighth for the Dodgers.

Miguel Rojas takes over at shortstop with Max Muncy moving into the cleanup spot against his former club. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters they made the decision to scratch Betts out of an abundance of caution. It doesn’t sound like a significant concern, but fantasy managers should closely monitor his status heading into Friday’s series opener against the division-rival Padres.

Rojas made it a 4-3 game in the seventh in his first action since leaving Saturday’s game with a minor shin injury. He later indicated that he could have stayed in that contest, but he thought Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s chances of completing a perfect game would have been better with Santiago Espinal replacing him.

Rojas got checked out by a trainer during his at-bat in the seventh and was lifted for a pinch-runner after drawing a walk.

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.