Andres Gimenez sitting Tuesday for Cleveland
Cleveland Indians infielder Andres Gimenez is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against rookie left-hander Daniel Lynch and the Kansas City Royals.
The Indians appear to be giving Gimenez a breather after he started both ends of Monday's doubleheader. He hit a solo homer in the nightcap and finished 1-for-5 on the day. Yu Chang is covering shortstop and Jose Ramirez is rotating to third base Tuesday. Franmil Reyes is serving as the Indians' designated hitter. Bradley Zimmer is playing right field and dropping to seventh in the order. Oscar Mercado is returning to the lineup to start in left field and hit second.
numberFire’s models project Mercado for 9.8 FanDuel points and he has a $2,200 salary on Tuesday’s slate. Chang is projected for 10.3 FanDuel points with a $2,400 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Indians have an implied total of 5.2 runs. Through Lynch's first 59 innings in the majors, he is registering a 6.14 xERA and a .369 xwOBA that both rank in the bottom 4% of the league this season.
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