Dodgers Game 2 lineup: Kiké Hernández starts, Tommy Edman sits

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ starting lineup in Game 2 of their wild card series against the Cincinnati Reds has only one change from Game 1. Kiké Hernández is back in left field, but Miguel Rojas starts in place of Tommy Edman at second base on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.

Both Hernández and Edman exited Game 1 early while dealing with nagging injuries. Edman, who has dealt with right ankle issues all season, was removed after five innings on Tuesday night. Hernández experienced back tightness, and was pinch-hit for in the seventh inning.

Both players were remove while the score was lopsided, as the Dodgers led 6-0 when Edman came out of the game in favor of Miguel Rojas, and were up 8-2 when Alex Call pinch-hit for Hernández.

Manager Dave Roberts after Game 1 said both removals were out of precaution.

“Whenever we can get him off it, to get him ready for the next day, that’s what we’re going to do,” he said of Edman, who missed a total of 49 games on two ankle-related injury-list stints during the regular season.

Edman aggravated the ankle injury while making a diving catch on September 24 against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix, and didn’t play the field for the final four games of the regular season, making his lone start over the weekend as designated hitter in Seattle. The ankle injury makes it unlikely he will in the outfield at least for this series, instead sticking at second base for now, when he plays.

“I think for us, the best chance to keep him going and strong right now is to limit the amount of movement in the outfield,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Tuesday. “Hopefully we’ll get some days and keep going, and it progressively gets better and better, and it kind of opens that up. But right now we’re erring on the side of caution.”

Before exiting on Tuesday, both Edman and Hernández had productive Games 1. Edman homered — one of five Dodgers home runs to match a team postseason record — and Hernández singled twice in three at-bats and scored a run.