Alex Verdugo

FPPG: 8.8  |  FanDuel Salary: $2,700
FPPG: 8.8  |  FanDuel Salary: $2,700
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Alex Verdugo leading off for Red Sox on Thursday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo is in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against left-hander Josh Fleming and the Tampa Bay Rays.

What It Means:

Verdugo will replace Tzu-Wei Lin in right field and Jonathan Arauz in the leadoff spot. He's batting .311/.370/.523 with 6 homers and 14 doubles this season.

numberFire's models expect Verdugo to score 11.7 FanDuel points on Thursday. His salary is $2,900. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Red Sox have an implied total of 4.01 runs.