Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal returned to the starting lineup Thursday against the Reds after missing three starts due to a shoulder injury. A.J. Ellis started all three games in Grandal's absence.
Grandal returns to the lineup mired in a 3-for-30 slump in his last 10 games (nine starts). He has no extra-base hits, two RBI, one run, five walks and 10 strikeouts in that span.