What It Means:

Rene Pinto will catch for Zach Eflin and round out the bottom of the order again. Bethancourt will be available off the bench. Pinto went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in Game 1 before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning.

numberFire’s models project Pinto ($2,200) for 7.0 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays' implied total (4.28) is second-best on the board while the game total is 8.0. Among the eight listed starters today, Eovaldi has the lowest strikeout rate (22.9%) and highest walk rate (8.1%). Over his past six starts since returning from the injured list, he's produced a 5.03 xFIP, 21.4% strikeout rate, and 13.3% walk rate.