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Mookie Betts will lead off for the first time in his Dodgers career Friday as the team goes for a second straight win to open its season.
After hitting second in Thursday’s opening day win, Betts, who signed a 12-year, $365 million extension with the Dodgers (1-0) on Wednesday, was moved up to the top spot with the Dodgers set to face left-handed San Francisco Giants (0-1) starter Tyler Anderson.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that will likely be the pattern this year: the right-handed-hitting Betts leading off against lefties, with left-handed-hitter Max Muncy in the two-hole against righties.
Cody Bellinger, a lefty, and Justin Turner, a righty, were also swapped for Friday’s game, with Turner batting third and Bellinger slotting in as the clean-up hitter.
Chris Taylor makes his first start in left field and Joc Pederson replaces AJ Pollock as the designated hitter. No. 9 hitter Will Smith will be behind the plate, catching right-handed starter Ross Stripling’s season debut.
Starting lineup
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Mookie Betts
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Max Muncy
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Justin Turner
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Cody Bellinger
(Kent Nishimura; Allison Hong / Los Angeles Times)
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Kike Hernandez
(Kent Nishimura; Allison Hong / Los Angeles Times)
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Corey Seager
(Kent Nishimura; Allison Hong / Los Angeles Times)
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Chris Taylor
(Kent Nishimura; Allison Hong / Los Angeles Times)
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Joc Pederson
(Kent Nishimura; Allison Hong / Los Angeles Times)
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Will Smith
(Kent Nishimura; Allison Hong / Los Angeles Times)
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Ross Stripling
(Kent Nishimura; Allison Hong / Los Angeles Times)
