Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks is out of the lineup tonight against Arizona because of a stomach virus but that's not the only change in the Brewers' lineup.
Beyond Joe Dillon replacing Weeks, Mike Rivera is playing first base in place of Prince Fielder and Gabe Kapler is in center field in place of Mike Cameron.
Cameron is 2-for-29 with 18 strikeouts for his career against Randy Johnson, so that explains that move. And Fielder is 2-for-27 on the road trip, so that probably explains that move as well.
Whether any of these moves works is debatable. Kapler is 1-for-11 for his career against Johnson. Bill Hall is 0 for 11 with six strikeouts against Johnson.
Basically, nobody on the Brewers have hits Johnson other than Jason Kendall, who is 12 for 40 (.300). In his one appearance against Johnson, Ryan Braun went 1 for 3 with a homer.
Anyway, here's the lineup:
2B Joe Dillon
SS J.J. Hardy
LF Ryan Braun
RF Corey Hart
CF Gabe Kapler
1B Mike Rivera
3B Bill Hall
C Jason Kendall
RHP Jeff Suppan
Beyond Joe Dillon replacing Weeks, Mike Rivera is playing first base in place of Prince Fielder and Gabe Kapler is in center field in place of Mike Cameron.
Cameron is 2-for-29 with 18 strikeouts for his career against Randy Johnson, so that explains that move. And Fielder is 2-for-27 on the road trip, so that probably explains that move as well.
Whether any of these moves works is debatable. Kapler is 1-for-11 for his career against Johnson. Bill Hall is 0 for 11 with six strikeouts against Johnson.
Basically, nobody on the Brewers have hits Johnson other than Jason Kendall, who is 12 for 40 (.300). In his one appearance against Johnson, Ryan Braun went 1 for 3 with a homer.
Anyway, here's the lineup:
2B Joe Dillon
SS J.J. Hardy
LF Ryan Braun
RF Corey Hart
CF Gabe Kapler
1B Mike Rivera
3B Bill Hall
C Jason Kendall
RHP Jeff Suppan
