"The Braves will deploy their perhaps more-standard, righty-pitcher-facing lineup in Game Two. This means Mike Yastrzemski takes over in left field and the five spot, while Dominic Smith slots in at DH, hitting eighth."
"The Royals lineup has a similar-ish level of familiarity with Reynaldo Lopez (42 PAs), with more than half of those courtesy of Salvador Perez, who spent a long time facing off against Lopez in the AL Central."
"Though Michael Wacha's been around forever, this Braves lineup only has 44 collective PAs across six batters against him, and only Ozzie Albies and Yastrzemski have double digits on that front, with 11 and 10, respectively."
The Braves will implement a righty-pitcher lineup in Game Two, featuring Mike Yastrzemski in left field and Dominic Smith as DH. The Royals will replace Starling Marte and Lane Thomas with Kyle Isbel and Jac Caglianone in the outfield. Both teams are making minor adjustments while maintaining a similar core lineup. The Braves have limited experience against pitcher Michael Wacha, while the Royals have Salvador Perez with significant past encounters against Reynaldo Lopez. The game is scheduled to start at 7:15 pm EDT.
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