Jeimer Candelario sitting for Cubs Friday in Game 1
Chicago Cubs infielder Jeimer Candelario is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader versus right-hander Graham Ashcraft and the Cincinnati Reds.
What It Means:
Christopher Morel is starting at DH in the early game while Candelario takes a seat. Cody Bellinger is starting on first base and Nick Madrigal is manning the hot corner in Game 1. Candelario went 0-for-9 with 4 strikeouts in the Cubs' series against the Milwaukee Brewers this week.
Morel has a $7,000 salary on the single-game slate and numberFire’s models project him for 11.8 FanDuel points on Friday afternoon. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs' implied total is an inviting 4.79 and the game total is 9.5. Ashcraft has registered a poor 4.99 xERA (bottom 21st percentile of MLB) and weak 17.4% strikeout rate (bottom 13th) this season.
Source:
MLB.com
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