Raimel Tapia hitting second Thursday for Rockies

Colorado Rockies outfielder Raimel Tapia will start in Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

What It Means:

Tapia will replace Yonathan Daza in left field and hit second. Garrett Hampson will bat leadoff again after going 2-for-3 with 3 runs scored, 1 RBI, 3 steals, and 2 walks in an 8-0 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

numberFire’s models project Tapia for 10.8 FanDuel points versus the Diamondbacks and he has a salary of $3,400 on Thursday. Hampson ($3,200) is projected for 12.2 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rockies have the highest implied total (6.0 runs) out of every team playing Thursday.