{"id":647683,"date":"2026-03-28T00:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/647683\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T00:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:58:13","slug":"diamondbacks-dh-makes-return-to-lineup-vs-dodgers-after-injury-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/647683\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks DH Makes Return to Lineup vs Dodgers After Injury Scare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arizona Diamondbacks DH and infielder Pavin Smith<\/a> has made his return to the D-backs lineup after he was scratched on Thursday due to left elbow soreness. <\/p>\n

Smith underwent an MRI on Friday, but imaging revealed no structural damage<\/a>, according to manager Torey Lovullo. It was up to how Smith felt in BP to determine whether or not he would return to Arizona’s lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n

That BP session certainly appears to have gone well. According to MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert<\/a>, Smith will slot back into the lineup, replacing utilityman Tim Tawa, who took Smith’s place in Thursday’s game at DH. Tawa went 1-for-3 with an infield single in Smith’s stead.<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks’ Pavin Smith Returns to Lineup<\/p>\n

Arizona’s lineup looks similar to Thursday’s, but with Smith slotting into the fifth spot in the order at DH against a right-hander in Dodgers starter Emmett Sheehan.<\/p>\n

The lineup is as follows:<\/p>\n

2B – Ketel Marte
\nRF – Corbin Carroll
\nSS – Geraldo Perdomo
\nC – Gabriel Moreno
\nDH – Pavin Smith
\n3B – Nolan Arenado
\n1B – Carlos Santana
\nCF – Alek Thomas
\nLF – Jordan Lawlar<\/p>\n

Smith, regardless of how fans may feel about his offensive prowess, is an important member of this lineup. The D-backs do not have much in the way of left-handed hitting outside the obvious top three of Marte, Perdomo and Carroll. <\/p>\n

Even at the Triple-A level, Arizona lacks left-hand slug. Adrian Del Castillo, who was the D-backs’ left-handed DH option as 2025 wound down, is dealing with a calf strain on the 10-day Injured List and is not ready to return to play.<\/p>\n

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