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Christian Vazquez catching for Red Sox Thursday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez will start in Friday's series opener against right-hander Matt Harvey and the Baltimore Orioles.

What It Means:

Vazquez will catch left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and hit sixth. Kevin Plawecki will be available off the bench.

Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, Harvey owns the fourth-lowest strikeout percentage (16.4) out of the 30 listed starters on Friday. Our models project Vazquez for 10.6 FanDuel points and he has a $2,600 salary on Friday.

Source: Baseball Press

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