Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward discusses the changes made to the lineup ahead of the two-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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00:00I was thinking of more of Danny, to be honest with you, trying to get Danny going.
00:05This guy's not a big swing and miss pitcher.
00:07I think it was a good matchup for him to get him kind of rolling.
00:12Ruggie's been one of our most consistent at bats all camp.
00:16I want him up there.
00:18If I put Danny too, then obviously putting Ruggie in the three hole makes sense.
00:23So I want our best guys at the top.
00:25Obviously, I like where Elvis is at.
00:28It's just a matter of putting him in a spot where they can't manipulate our lineup later in the game.
00:33I think that was more of the reasoning for putting him down a little bit lower.
00:38Putting Frazier fifth, putting Willie, getting some righties around Willie so
00:43they can't manipulate us.
00:45But other than that, it had nothing to do with, it wasn't like Elvis's at bats haven't been good.
00:49I think they've been good, but I just wanted to get Danny going.
00:52He's a big part of our team and we need him to be successful for us to have a chance.