2/5 🧵 The leadoff assignment wasn’t some grand reinvention. Aaron Boone said it came from a weird lineup day: Giancarlo Stanton sat after six straight starts, Paul Goldschmidt was in against a lefty, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. also had a day off. Add in lefty Cole Ragans — who’s oddly been tougher on righties than lefties — and Rice got bumped to the top.
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