SEATTLE — It was, evidently, just a day off.

Luis Arraez did not start Wednesday, meaning someone else moved into the No.2 spot in the batting order.

That someone was Ramón Laureano, the Padres’ hottest hitter this month.

“The lineups are always fluid,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “I know people like to think about them. Rightfully so. Louie got a day today. Came off the bench, good teammate. But, you know, Luis Arraez still (has) the fifth-most hits in the National League, second most multiple-hit games and is a big part of our club. We’ll continue to look at it. But, I mean, it was a good chance for (Laureano) to get back a little bit higher. And we also talked about balancing our lineup out as well. So there’s always that.”

Laureano entered Wednesday batting .330 with a 1.004 O

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