Austin Meadows in Rays' cleanup spot Monday

Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Austin Meadows is in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against right-hander Lance Lynn and the Chicago White Sox.

What It Means:

Meadows will bat cleanup as the Rays' designated hitter after being held out of Sunday's lineup versus a left-hander. Randy Arozarena will bat second and man left field while Brandon Lowe bats leadoff and starts on second. Mike Brosseau, who started on the keystone last game, has been optioned to Triple-A Durham.

numberFire’s models project Meadows for 11.2 FanDuel points and he has a $3,700 salary on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays have an implied total of 3.8 runs. Lynn is registering a 27.7 strikeout percentage and 6.5 walk percentage this season.