Rays starting Brett Phillips in center field on Thursday

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips is batting ninth in Thursday's contest against the Seattle Mariners.

What It Means:

Phillips will operate in center after Tampa Bay elected to bench Kevin Kiermaier on Thursday afternoon.

In a matchup against right-hander Chris Flexen, our models project Phillips to score 8.7 FanDuel points at the salary of $2,000.