Dodgers have settled on a regular lineup in August, bucking a trend

LOS ANGELES – Max Muncy began the bottom of the first inning Saturday with a single. It was the first time in three weeks someone other than Brian Dozier or Joc Pederson batted leadoff for the Dodgers.
Muncy is an interesting exception to the pattern. His speed is average and his three stolen bases are not what endeared him to Dave Roberts’ first pen strokes on the lineup card. Pederson would have led off, Roberts said, if not for a knee injury that will relegate the outfielder to th