The slumping Rhys Hoskins does not feel as though he needs a break, and sure enough he’s in the lineup tonight and back in his preferred (I presume) cleanup spot.

Here’s the order:

  • Dickerson 7
  • Realmuto 2
  • Harper 9
  • Hoskins 3
  • Segura 6
  • Hernandez 4
  • Kingery 5
  • Haseley 8
  • Velasquez 1

Gabe Kapler has been moving Hoskins up and down the order to try to get him out of his post-All Star break stupor, to no avail. This seems like the right move, since Hoskins has spent the vast majority of the season in the four-hole while putting up the following batting order splits:

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.


And if you try to fix it and it remains broken, just put it back where it belongs?

Something like that. First pitch tonight at 6:05.