Yandy Diaz leading off for Rays on Thursday
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Yandy Diaz is batting leadoff in Thursday's series opener against left-hander Nestor Cortes and the New York Yankees.
What It Means:
Diaz is up at the top of the order against the Yankees' southpaw. Kevin Kiermaier, who has been leading off against righties, is out of the order. Randy Arozarena is in the cleanup spot for Tampa Bay.
numberFire’s models project Diaz for 9.1 FanDuel points on Thursday, and he has a $2,800 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, Cortes has the third-best strikeout rate (32.4%) out of Thursday's 22 listed starters.
Source:
Baseball Press
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