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Pederson is hitting eighth in Friday's lineup against the Rockies, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

This revised order may be the Dodgers' standard fare against left-handed starters. Colorado's Kyle Freeland is on the hill Friday, and in turn, Pederson is knocked down to the No. 8 slot. He was hitting sixth and fifth over his first three contests and should continue hitting somewhere near there against most right-handers. At least the Dodgers have him in the lineup against left-handers, which may help his overall growth by facing them. The soon-to-be 25-year-old certainly needs to improve in that column: he holds a career .176/.272/.321 line against lefties.

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