The Los Angeles Dodgers are taking on the San Francisco Giants at 12:45 p.m. in the last of a three-game series.The Giants (11-13) took the first two games, making Thursday’s game of extra importance for the Dodgers (16-8), who until recently had the best record in baseball.Now, however, the Dodgers don’t even hold the lead in their own division, falling behind the San Diego Padres on a tiebreaker due to those losses to the Giants. Who is in the Dodgers lineup on Thursday?The Dodgers went with a pretty standard lineup for the second game of the series, putting just about all of their big stars in the batting order as they tried to bounce back.Despite that, they were unable to score a run, falling 3-0 to San Francisco.Now, they’l get another try on Thursday.
Despite manager Dave Roberts saying that two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani could be out of the lineup entirely, he remains the designated hitter at the leadoff spot.The big changes come in the top four of the order. Kyle Tucker moves back from batting second to hitting fourth, while Freddie Freeman takes over the No. 2 spot.Teoscar Hernandez, who hit fifth on Wednesday, will bat third on Thursday.Max Muncy and Andy Pages both move up a spot, and Dalton Rushing, who’s playing catcher instead of Will Smith, will hit seventh. On Tuesday, Smith hit in the three spot.Additionally, Alex Freeland will play second base instead of Miguel Rojas.Apr 20, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (31) comes off the field after he pitches against the Texas Rangers during the first inning at Globe Life Field.
On the bump, Tyler Glasnow (2-0) gets the start for the Dodgers. He’s struck out 29 batters in his 25 innings across four games, with an ERA of 3.24 and a WHIP of 0.84.Today’s #Dodgers lineup at Giants: pic.twitter.com/EG3IqWyP9g— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 23, 2026Dodgers lineup vs. Giants Thursday1.
Shohei Ohtani, DH2. Freddie Freeman, 1B3. Teoscar Hernandez, LF4. Kyle Tucker, RF5.
Max Muncy, 3B6. Andy Pages, CF7. Dalton Rushing, C8. Hyeseong Kim, SS9.
Alex Freeland, 2BP. Tyler Glasnow, RHPWho is pitching for the Giants?The Giants are starting Logan Webb (2-2), who has a 5.10 ERA thus far through the 2026 season.He has, however, fanned 27 batters in his 30 innings on the mound across five games.