Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Manuel Margot is not in the starting lineup for Friday afternoon's series opener against right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and the New York Yankees.
Margot will take a seat and Brett Phillips will make his season debut after being activated from the 10-day injured list. Phillips will start in center field and hit eighth.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Rays have an implied total of 4.0 runs on Friday's nine-game slate.
Source: Baseball Press