Michael Perez catching for Rays on Friday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Michael Perez is batting ninth in Friday's contest against the Baltimore Orioles.

What It Means:

Perez will start behind the plate after Kevan Smith was left out of Friday's lineup against Baltimore right-hander Alex Cobb.

Our models project Perez to score 8.3 FanDuel points at the salary of $2,000.