Red Sox's Franchy Cordero in left field Friday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Franchy Cordero will start in Friday's series opener against right-hander Matt Harvey and the Baltimore Orioles.

What It Means:

Cordero will play left field and bat eighth. Alex Verdugo will shift to center field with Enrique Hernandez taking a seat.

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 Cordero for 8.0 FanDuel points and he has a $2,100 salary on Friday.