Brett Phillips in right field Thursday for Rays

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips is in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees.

What It Means:

Phillips is playing right field and hitting ninth on Thursday while Manuel Margot grabs a seat. Kevin Kiermaier is starting in center and batting seventh.

numberFire’s models project Phillips for 6.1 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 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.