Buster Posey on Giants' bench versus Diamondbacks
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
What It Means:
Posey is taking a seat for the second time in the last three games. Curt Casali is catching for Alex Wood and hitting eighth in Thursday's matinee.
numberFire’s models project Casali for 10.4 FanDuel points and he has a $2,100 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Giants have an implied total of 5.0 runs. Kelly is registering a 20.5 strikeout percentage with a 5.5 walk percentage this season.
Source:
Baseball Press
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