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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > 2017 NLDS: Dodgers To Start Kiké Hernandez Against Left-Handed Pitching
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2017 NLDS: Dodgers To Start Kiké Hernandez Against Left-Handed Pitching

Matthew Moreno
October 4, 2017
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Kiké Hernandez, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spent the final month of the regular season hoping to “figure out” and find “clarity” in left field. Andre Ethier, Curtis Granderson, Kiké Hernandez and Joc Pederson all saw time at the position over the last few weeks.

Although the Dodgers have not yet announced their NLDS roster, Roberts said the club will start Hernandez in left field when the opposing pitcher is left-handed. Hernandez hit .270/.367/.579 with 13 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 27 RBI in 177 plate appearances against southpaws this season.

That’s compared to a .159/.244/.255 slash line, with 11 doubles, one home run and 10 RBI in 165 plate appearances against righties.

Hernandez enjoyed a bounce-back season after struggling throughout 2016. Despite the down year he was with the Dodgers for the NL Championship Series after being left off the NLDS roster.

Over his career, Hernandez is 4-for-21 with three runs scored, five walks and six strikeouts across 10 playoff games (six starts). All of Hernandez’s hits came during the 2015 NLDS, when he started in two of four games played, because the team faced a lefty.

Whereas the Dodgers split left-field duties last October between Howie Kendrick and Andrew Toles, that figures to fall on Hernandez and Granderson this season. Ethier and Pederson are being considered for a spot off the bench as a left-handed bat.

Hernandez’s first opportunity may come in Game 1 on Friday. Should the Arizona Diamondbacks win the NL Wild Card Game, they presumably would open their series against the Dodgers with Robbie Ray on the mound.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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