Juan Lagares joining Angels' bench Thursday afternoon

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Juan Lagares is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Reynaldo Lopez and the Chicago White Sox.

What It Means:

Jose Rojas is replacing Lagares in right field and hitting eighth.

numberFire’s models project Rojas for 8.6 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Angels have an implied total of 3.8 runs. Lopez is registering a 24.5 strikeout percentage and a 6.7 walk percentage this season, with a 3.19 xERA and a .274 xwOBA.