Travis d'Arnaud cleaning up Thursday for Rays in ALDS Game 5
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Travis d'Arnaud is batting cleanup in Game 5 of the American League Division Series against right-hander Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros on Thursday night.
d'Arnaud hit sixth or seventh in the first four games of the series, going 2-for-13 with 2 RBI, a run scored, and 4 strikeouts. He also reached on a hit-by-pitch in Games 3 and 4. Avisail Garcia is lined up sixth after cleaning up last game.
The Rays are heavy underdogs on the road and have an implied total of just 2.64 runs against Cole and the Astros in Game 5. numberFire's models project d'Arnaud for 7.9 FanDuel points, at a cost of $4,500. Garcia is projected for 9.7 FP and priced at $6,000.
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