St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson is in the leadoff spot for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Riley Smith and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Carlson hit second on Tuesday and extended his hitting streak to three games while also drawing a walk. He is hitting .296 with an .885 OPS over the last week of work. Tommy Edman is batting seventh on Wednesday after leading off Tuesday night and going 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run, and a stolen base. Lars Nootbaar is out of the lineup for a second straight game.
numberFire’s models project Carlson for 11.7 FanDuel points and he has a $2,600 salary on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, Smith has the worst strikeout percentage this season (12.4 percent) among Wednesday's listed starters.
Source: Baseball Press