Dodgers prospect Andy Pages carried his hot spring training showing into the start of the Triple-A season. He was among the top three in the Pacific Coast League in hits , runs scored , OPS and home runs before the Dodgers promoted him to their major-league roster on Tuesday. It wasn’t until after midnight that Pages woke up and answered his phone. His Triple-A Oklahoma City manager Travis Barbary was on the other line telling him to pack up and head to the airport in the morning.
“Really surprised. Pleasantly surprised,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “There’s a lot of hitters that hurt that lead arm and it affects their swing considerably. So for him to rebound speaks, obviously, to how much commitment he put into the rehab process. He’s in great shape, as good of shape as he’s ever been in, and put in a lot of work. So it’s a pleasant surprise.
Roberts put him in the lineup Tuesday, sitting James Outman against Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin. But Roberts said the right-handed Pages will be in the lineup on Wednesday as well against Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin.What the Dodgers have is a top-heavy lineup. The sixth through ninth spots in the lineup carried a combined .187 batting average into Tuesday’s game with four players batting below .190 with an OPS-plus well under 100 .
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