Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Matt Kemp is returning to the lineup Friday night against the Diamondbacks, batting cleanup for the first time this season after missing the previous two games with a bruised knee.
Kemp had made his previous 77 starts out of the three hole but manager Don Mattingly decided to move the recently acquired Adrian Gonzalez to that position for tonight. Here's the rest of the team's lineup for tonight as Aaron Harang takes on Trevor Cahill.
Dodgers
- Mark Ellis - 2B
- Shane Victorino - LF
- Adrian Gonzalez - 1B
- Matt Kemp - CF
- Hanley Ramirez - SS
- Andre Ethier - RF
- Luis Cruz - 3B
- A.J. Ellis - C
- Aaron Harang - P
Diamondbacks
- Aaron Hill - 2B
- Jason Kubel - LF
- Paul Goldschmidt - 1B
- Justin Upton - RF
- Miguel Montero - C
- Chris Johnson - 3B
- Jake Elmore - SS
- Trevor Cahill - P
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