San Diego Padres infielder Manny Machado is back in the starting lineup for Tuesday's series opener against right-hander Zach Eflin and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Machado was held out of Sunday's lineup for some rest, but he did enter the game as a pinch-hitter and drew a walk. He is back on third base and hitting third in Tuesday's opener. Ha-Seong Kim is shifting back to shortstop and Jake Cronenworth is starting on second bae.
numberFire’s models project Machado for 12.7 FanDuel points on Tuesday, and he has a $4,200 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, Eflin is registering a 17.6% strikeout rate and a 4.9% walk rate this season.
Source: Baseball Press