Austin Meadows moving to Rays' bench Tuesday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and the Boston Red Sox.

What It Means:

Meadows recorded an extra-base hit in a third straight appearance with an inside-the-park home run in Monday's opener against the Red Sox. Randy Arozarena is shifting to left field Tuesday in place of Meadows while Manuel Margot moves to right. Kevin Kiermaier is entering the lineup to play center field and hit ninth.

numberFire’s models project Kiermaier for 8.4 FanDuel points and he has a $2,200 salary on Tuesday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays have an implied total of 4.8 runs. E-Rod is registering a 27.5 strikeout percentage and a 6.9 walk percentage this season, with a 3.58 xERA and a .290 xwOBA.