Shogo Akiyama sitting for Cincinnati Thursday night
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Shogo Akiyama is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against right-hander Wil Crowe and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Akiyama made the start on Wednesday against a left-hander and went 1-for-2 with 2 walks drawn and 2 runs scored. Tyler Naquin is returning to center field on Thursday in place of Akiyama and hitting seventh.
Naquin has a $2,900 salary on Thursday's slate and numberFire's models project him to score 10.8 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Reds have an implied total of 5.3 runs on Thursday. Crowe is registering a 20.8 strikeout percentage with an 11.0 walk percentage this season.
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