Arcia hits fifth yet again as Tromp, Kelenic return to lineup

It is what it is, but what it is is not it.

His wild (not in a good way) two weeks aside, Orlando Arcia is back hitting fifth on Saturday afternoon, as both Chadwick Tromp and Jarred Kelenic return to the lineup.

At this point, there’s not much to say that hasn’t already been said — when your lineup has Chadwick Tromp hitting eighth because you’ve actually found someone you prefer he bat ahead of, things are… not great. That said, this is actually the first time the Braves have used this specific lineup, but the general flavor remains the same.

The Pirates will continue to roll out a righty-heavy lineup, which bodes better for the right-handed Reynaldo Lopez than it did for Ray Kerr last night:

Something that’s vaguely interesting about these 2024 Pirates is that they have used literally one lineup twice all season; every other lineup has been novel. This is yet another novel lineup for them. In fact, this is even a novel defensive arrangement, as Ji-Hwan Bae has only started two games in center before today, and neither featured the same eight guys as today.