Chris Taylor

Taylor will start at second base and bat ninth for Game 6 of the NLCS against the Mets, Noah Camras of DodgersNation.com reports.

We're assuming Freeman was ready to give it a go, but since he's not nearly 100 percent with his ankle troubling him, the smart play is sitting him with a tough lefty on the mound for the Mets in Sean Manaea. The lineup: DH Shohei Ohtani, RF Mookie Betts, LF Teoscar Hernandez, SS Tommy Edman, 1B Max Muncy, 3B Enrique Hernandez, CF Andy Pages, C Will Smith, 2B Chris Taylor.

Freeman appeared to be increasingly hobbled as last night went along, so the Dodgers are resting him and his ankle against a lefty tonight. The lineup: DH Shohei Ohtani, RF Mookie Betts, LF Teoscar Hernandez, SS Tommy Edman, 3B Enrique Hernandez, 1B Max Muncy, C Will Smith, CF Andy Pages, 2B Chris Taylor.

Chris Taylor is starting in his place, with Enrique Hernandez moving from center to third and Max Muncy going from third to first. Freeman tweaked his injured ankle in each of the last two games, first on a swing in Game 2 and then in coming down on the bag at first while catching a throw in Game 3.