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Originally Posted by Parallex
It is a weird lineup... but not because of Bautista leading off. Bautista get's on base which should be the principle skill of the leadoff hitter. Whats weird is that Upton and Carrera are drawing in. Unless there has been a change the Jays are facing off against a RHP... Upton and Carrera have worse splits (career and this season) against righties. Also Barney in for Tulo? Strange.
The only way I can explain it is that they want to rest some guys (Saunders/Tulo) and want to be extra careful with Bautista's foot (no fielding).
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It's a day game after a night game. That's always the time teams like to rest older players who have had injury issues in the past like Saunders and Tulo.