Mike Zunino moving to Rays' bench for Minnesota opener
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Mike Zunino is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against right-hander Randy Dobnak and the Minnesota Twins.
Zunino started the last two games and four of the past five. Francisco Mejia is catching Michael Wacha and hitting eighth Friday night.
numberFire’s models project Mejia for 7.3 FanDuel points and he has a $2,700 salary on Friday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays have an implied total of 4.9 runs. Dobnak is registering a 12.5 strikeout percentage (bottom 1% of the league) and a 6.0 walk percentage this season, with a 7.57 xERA and a .403 xwOBA.
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