Maikel Franco on Baltimore's bench Monday
Baltimore Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against right-hander Jean Carlos Mejia and the Cleveland Indians.
What It Means:
Pat Valaika will shift to third base in place of Franco and Stevie Wilkerson will enter the lineup as the Orioles' second baseman and bat eighth. Franco went 0-for-10 and struck out three times during the Orioles' three-game weekend set against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Orioles have an implied total of 4.1 runs. The Indians' starter has the fourth-best strikeout rate (29.4 percent) and also the fourth-worst walk rate (11.8 percent) this season among Monday's listed starters. Valaika has a $2,000 salary on Monday's slate and our models project him to score 9.0 FanDuel points.
Source:
Baseball Press
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