Tommy Pham leading off for Padres on Opening Day
San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham will start in center field and bat leadoff on Opening Day versus left-hander Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
What It Means:
Pham underwent two separate surgeries in the offseason but he's ready to go for the start of the season. The Padres' full Opening Day lineup: Pham CF, Fernando Tatis Jr. SS, Manny Machado 3B, Eric Hosmer 1B, Wil Myers RF, Jake Cronenworth 2B, Jurickson Profar LF, Victor Caratini C, Yu Darvish SP.
numberFire’s models project Pham for 10.8 FanDuel points versus the Diamondbacks and he has a salary of $3,000 on Opening Day. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Padres have the second-highest implied total (5.1 runs) out of the 26 teams playing Thursday and are the heaviest favorite (-270).
Source:
Baseball Press
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