Francisco Mejia moving to Tampa Bay's bench Thursday
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Francisco Mejia is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees.
What It Means:
Mike Zunino is catching for Luis Patino and hitting eighth. Mejia should be available off the bench if needed.
numberFire’s models project Zunino for 9.6 FanDuel points and he has a $2,500 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays have an implied total of 3.6 runs. Cole is registering a 37.8 strikeout percentage in July after posting a 25.4 percent clip in June.
Source:
Baseball Press
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