Austin Meadows in Rays' leadoff spot Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Austin Meadows is in the leadoff spot for Tuesday's game against right-hander Kyle Gibson and the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

Meadows will bat out of the leadoff spot for just the second time this season. Randy Arozarena will bat second and Joey Wendle will hit third with Yandy Diaz lined up fifth.

numberFire’s models project Meadows for 11.6 FanDuel points versus the Rangers and he has a salary of $3,200 on Tuesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays have an implied total of 4.2 runs.