2025 World Series: Projecting the Dodgers’ Game 1 Lineup

Game 1 of MLB’s World Series goes down Friday in Toronto as the Blue Jays battle the defending champion Dodgers. We project the starting lineup for Los Angeles.

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1. DH Shohei Ohtani (L)

2025 Postseason Stats: .220 AVG | 5 HR | 9 RBI | 7 R | 1 SB |  .967 OPS

2025 Regular Season Stats: .282 AVG | 55 HR | 102 RBI | 146 R | 20 SB | 1.014 OPS

2. SS Mookie Betts (R)

2025 Postseason Stats: .293 AVG | 0 HR | 6 RBI | 2 R | 0 SB | .809 OPS

2025 Regular Season Stats: .258 AVG | 20 HR | 82 RBI | 95 R | 8 SB | .732 OPS

3. 1B Freddie Freeman (L)

2025 Postseason Stats: .231 AVG | 1 HR | 1 RBI | 5 R | 0 SB | .743 OPS

2025 Regular Season Stats: .295 AVG | 24 HR | 90 RBI | 81 R | 6 SB | .869 OPS

4. C Will Smith (R)

2025 Postseason Stats: .286 AVG | 0 HR | 2 RBI | 4 R | 0 SB | .661 OPS

2025 Regular Season Stats: .296 AVG | 17 HR | 61 RBI | 64 R | 2 SB | .901 OPS

5. 3B Max Muncy (L)

2025 Postseason Stats: .214 AVG | 1 HR | 1 RBI | 5 R | 0 SB | .746 OPS

2025 Regular Season Stats: .243 AVG | 19 HR | 67 RBI | 48 R | 4 SB | .846 OPS

6. RF Teoscar Hernandez (R)

2025 Postseason Stats: .268 AVG | 4 HR | 11 RBI | 5 R | 0 SB | .887 OPS

2025 Regular Season Stats: .247 AVG | 25 HR | 89 RBI | 65 R | 5 SB | .738 OPS

7. 2B Tommy Edman (S)

2025 Postseason Stats: .286 AVG | 2 HR | 6 RBI | 3 R | 0 SB | .792 OPS

2025 Regular Season Stats: .225 AVG | 13 HR | 49 RBI | 49 R | 3 SB | .656 OPS

8. LF Kike Hernandez (R)

2025 Postseason Stats: .306 AVG | 0 HR | 4 RBI | 7 R | 0 SB | .792 OPS

2025 Regular Season Stats: .203 AVG | 10 HR | 35 RBI | 30 R | 0 SB | .621 OPS

9. CF Andy Pages (R)

2025 Postseason Stats: .086 AVG | 0 HR | 1 RBI | 1 R | 0 SB | .249 OPS

2025 Regular Season Stats: .272 AVG | 27 HR | 86 RBI | 74 R | 14 SB | .774 OPS

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