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Javier Baez batting third in Cubs' finale with Padres

Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez will bat third in Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Dinelson Lamet and the San Diego Padres.

What It Means:

Baez drew a walk and scored a run on Tuesday while batting cleanup. Ian Happ will hit ahead of Baez on Wednesday and Anthony Rizzo will be the Cubs' cleanup man.

numberFire’s models project Baez for 10.7 FanDuel points and he has a $3,900 salary on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs have an implied total of 3.9 runs and the game has the lowest over/under (7.5 runs) on Wednesday's slate.

Source: Baseball Press

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