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ANALYSIS: Andre Ethier is taking full advantage of his new found playing time. Thanks to a few injuries to Dodgers' outfielders - namely Carl Crawford and Yasiel Puig, who's hamstring rehab isn't going as quickly as Don Mattingly had hoped - Ethier had started nine straight games in right field. Since going 5-for-5 at the plate yesterday, and hitting his fifth home run of the season, the 33-year-old lefty is now hitting .329 with 17 runs scored and 13 driven in.
When Puig does return to health, Ethier's playing time will surely take a hit, but he's absolutely worth adding right now off the waiver wire. Ride him while he and the rest of his Dodger's teammates are swinging hot bats. Ethier has been slotted fifth and sixth in the lineup -- that position, combined with the production of the top of their lineup, should keep his RBI chances plentiful. He's hit for a good average (.357) in a tiny sample size against left-handed pitching, but he's definitely best to insert in your lineups when facing right-handers, as all five of his home runs have come from those match ups.
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