Nationals' Alcides Escobar (undisclosed) back at shortstop Monday

Washington Nationals infielder Alcides Escobar (undisclosed) is back in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against left-hander Tyler Anderson and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

What It Means:

Escobar was scratched from Saturday's lineup for undisclosed reasons and he remained out Sunday, but the infielder is back at shortstop and hitting ninth in Monday's opener. Dee Strange-Gordon is out of the lineup after covering shortstop the past two contests.

numberFire’s models project Escobar for 9.2 FanDuel points on Monday, and he has a $2,100 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals are +188 underdogs against the Dodgers.