Dodgers Likely To Go With Same Lineup For NLCS

SoSG reader Dusty Baker will be happy to know that he will likely be able to cut and paste the Dodgers lineup for NLCS Game 1. According to Doug Padilla in the LA Daily News: Whomever the opponent in the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers are not expected to make changes in the lineup. It isn't broken, so manager Joe Torre doesn't figure to fix it, which means Ronnie Belliard will be the second baseman over Orlando Hudson, Matt Kemp hits in the No. 2 hole and Manny Ramirez continues to bat cleanup. What really is making the lineup click more than anything right now is Rafael Furcal's production at the top of the order. He not only had a .500 batting average (6 for 12) in the three-game National League Division Series, he had a .667 on-base percentage. He also is a threat on the basepaths with 12 steals. "I have good hitters after me, and they hit better when I'm on base in front of them," Furcal said. "The pitchers care about me, the...