Red Sox's Franchy Cordero in left field Thursday afternoon

Boston Red Sox outfielder Franchy Cordero is in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series opener against right-hander Matt Harvey and the Baltimore Orioles.

What It Means:

Cordero will play left field and hit eighth. J.D. Martinez will be Boston's designated hitter and bat third while Christian Vazquez will replace Kevin Plawecki behind the dish.

numberFire’s models project Cordero for 8.2 FanDuel points versus the Orioles and he has a salary of $2,200 on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Red Sox have an implied total of 4.9 runs.