San Diego Padres infielder Manny Machado (ankle) will start at designated hitter and bat third in Wednesday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers.
Machado tweaked his ankle in extra-innings on Tuesday night, so he will stay out of the field Wednesday afternoon. Matt Batten will cover the hot corner and hit ninth.
Machado has a $4,000 salary on Wednesday and numberFire’s models project him for 12.5 FanDuel points. Batten has a $2,000 salary and is projected for 6.0 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Padres’ implied total (3.69) is No. 20 out of 28 active teams Wednesday.
Source: Baseball Press