Almonte returns to lineup hitting fifth and playing left

Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images Remember when Orlando Arcia was promoted to the big league club, and Abraham Almonte was sent to the bench? Well, Almonte’s come up money since in a teeny-tiny sample, and now he’s back in left field. Go figure, it’s small-sample-size-induced-whiplash time, apparently.

Almonte’s hit anywhere between fourth and seventh since being called up, but he’s hit fifth least often — this will be his fourth time in that spot in his 28th start overall. (Yes, we’ve had 27 starts of Abraham Almonte so far. Sorry.) While this lineup is novel, this is going to be the eighth time that this starting eight takes the field for Atlanta, and they’re 4-3 in those games so…