Chase Utley isn’t in the Dodgers’ starting lineup for Game 3 of the National League Division Series, but his longtime double-play partner is.
Jimmy Rollins is getting his first start of the postseason against the Mets’ Matt Harvey on Monday. Corey Seager, who went 1-for-8 with four strikeouts in the first two games of the series, is relegated to the bench.
Otherwise, the Dodgers’ lineup looks like it did in Game 2 for starter Brett Anderson. That means Utley, who is appealing his two-game suspension for a takeout slide in Game 2, will come off the bench if he appears in the game at all.
Rollins has more doubles (two), home runs (two) and RBIs (four) against Harvey than any current Dodger. He’s 5-for-19 with a pair of walks and only two strikeouts against the hard-throwing right-hander.
Seager has never faced Harvey in his month-old major league career.
The complete lineups for both teams:
Howie Kendrick 2B
Jimmy Rollins SS
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
Justin Turner 3B
Andre Ethier RF
Carl Crawford LF
Yasmani Grandal C
Enrique Hernandez CF
Brett Anderson P
The Mets will replace Ruben Tejada with Wilmer Flores as expected:
Curtis Granderson RF
David Wright 3B
Daniel Murphy 2B
Yoenis Cespedes LF
Lucas Duda 1B
Travis d’Arnaud C
Wilmer Flores SS
Juan Lagares CF
Matt Harvey P
