Christian Vazquez on Boston's bench Thursday afternoon
Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Kris Bubic and the Kansas City Royals.
What It Means:
Vazquez is taking a breather for the day game following four straight starts. Connor Wong will catch for Nathan Eovaldi and hit ninth.
numberFire’s models project Wong for 8.3 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Red Sox have an implied total of 5.6 runs, the second-highest total in the majors on Thursday. Bubic is registering a 19.4 strikeout percentage with an 11.4 walk percentage this season.
Source:
Baseball Press
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