Diamondbacks' Seth Beer starting at DH on Opening Day

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Seth Beer is starting at designated hitter and batting seventh on Thursday versus right-hander Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres.

What It Means:

Beer only appeared in five games last year in his first taste of the majors, but he should see consistent work to start the year while Nick Ahmed (shoulder) and Josh Rojas (oblique) are on the injured list. The Diamondbacks' full Opening Day lineup: Daulton Varsho CF, Ketel Marte 2B, David Peralta LF, Christian Walker 1B, Pavin Smith RF, Carson Kelly C, Beer DH, Drew Ellis 3B, Geraldo Perdomo SS. Madison Bumgarner is taking the mound for the Diamondbacks.

Beer has a $2,000 salary on Thursday and numberFire's models project him for 7.0 FanDuel points.