Tres Barrera on Washington bench Wednesday

Washington Nationals catcher Tres Barrera is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale versus left-hander Drew Smyly and the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Keibert Ruiz (head/knee) will reclaim catching duties from Barrera and bat fifth.

Ruiz has a $2,300 salary on Wednesday and numberFire’s models project him for 8.5 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals’ implied total (4.03) is No. 15 in the majors today.