Nick Ahmed absent from Arizona's Tuesday lineup

Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's series opener against right-hander Walker Buehler and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

What It Means:

Ahmed appears to be getting his first breather of the season. Josh Rojas will cover shortstop with Ketel Marte on second base. Tim Locastro will make the start in center field and hit ninth.

Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Diamondbacks have an implied total of 3.62 runs, third-lowest, on Tuesday. The over/under is 9.0 runs.