Tucupita Marcano leading off Pirates again Friday
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder/outfielder Tucupita Marcano will bat leadoff again in Friday's series opener against right-hander Dean Kremer and the Baltimore Orioles.
Marcano started on second base and moved into the leadoff spot Thursday and went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored. He will shift out to left field and lead things off again Friday. Kevin Newman will bat sixth.
Marcano has a $2,000 salary on Friday and numberFire’s models project him for 7.2 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates’ implied total (3.91) is No. 18 on Friday's Main slate.
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