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.
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.
Source: Baseball Press