LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers will use their two off-days in the coming week to shuffle their rotation, pushing Kenta Maeda's start from Wednesday in St. Petersburg to Friday in Toronto.
The move is more about playing the matchups than giving the right-hander extra rest, as he lines up much better against the Blue Jays' heavily right-handed lineup than the left-handed Alex Wood, who will have his start moved up to Wednesday against the Rays.
With a lineup that features righty sluggers Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista, Troy Tulowitzki, and Edwin Encarnacion, manager Dave Roberts agreed with a description of the group as "right-handed monsters" and repeatedly emphasized Maeda matches up better with them.