Cubs' Patrick Wisdom riding pine Wednesday afternoon
Chicago Cubs infielder/outfielder Patrick Wisdom is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Tyler Mahle and the Cincinnati Reds.
What It Means:
Wisdom is batting .160 with a home run and 12 strikeouts over the past week and he has a .200 average overall this month. Matt Duffy is starting on third base in place of Wisdom on Wednesday and hitting cleanup.
numberFire’s models project Duffy for 8.0 FanDuel points and he has a $2,200 salary on Wednesday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs have an implied total of 3.7 runs. Mahle is registering a 28.4 strikeout percentage and an 8.2 walk percentage this season, with a 3.52 xERA and a .289 xwOBA.
Source:
Baseball Press
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