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Matt Olson hitting third for Athletics Wednesday night

Oakland Athletics first baseman Matt Olson will bat third in Wednesday night's series finale against right-hander Chris Flexen and the Seattle Mariners.

What It Means:

Olson was the cleanup man on Tuesday and he went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and 3 RBI. Jed Lowrie has also been bumped up a spot in the order and will hit second.

numberFire’s models project Olson for 13.7 FanDuel points and he has a $3,300 salary on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Athletics have an implied total of 4.6 runs. Among Wednesday's listed starters, Flexen has the third-lowest strikeout percentage (14.9) and second-best walk percentage (5.0).

Source: Baseball Press

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