Morning, all!
Nathan Eovaldi is day-to-day after being scratched from his start Monday with left side tightness, and it is unknown if he will be able to make his next scheduled start.
Wyatt Langford remains in injury limbo and hasn’t swung a bat since his rehab was paused two weeks ago.
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Skip Schumaker shuffled the top of the lineup Tuesday, putting Joc Pederson at leadoff and following him with Brandon Nimmo in an attempt to give some life to what has been an anemic top of the order.
The decision to bat Pederson leadoff may have raised some eyebrows, but it paid off.
Nimmo responded to the change with an impressive offensive performance and then left the game after rolling his ankle.
Nimmo is day to day, though Skip Schumaker said after the game that the x-rays were clear.
Corey Seager, who is still batting third, is working with an independent hitting coach in the midst of the worst slump of his career.
Mackenzie Gore tossed eight innings yesterday, which was fortunate because Monday had been a bullpen game after Eovaldi was scratched.
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