Marlins' Nick Fortes on bench Friday
Miami Marlins catcher Nick Fortes is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series finale against left-hander Ranger Suarez and the Philadelphia Phillies.
What It Means:
Payton Henry is starting at catcher over Fortes and hitting sixth.
Suarez is registering an xwOBA and an xERA that both rank in the top 5% of the league this season, with a 25.1 strikeout percentage and an 8.2 walk percentage. Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Marlins have the third-lowest implied total on the main slate.
Source:
Baseball Press
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