Ben Gamel on Pittsburgh bench Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Ben Gamel is not in the starting lineup on Friday against right-hander Javier Assad and the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

The Pirates will start Jack Suwinski, Bryan Reynolds, and Cal Mitchell across their outfield on Friday. Oneil Cruz will be the designated hitter and Kevin Newman will start at shortstop while Ji-hwan Bae makes his MLB debut on second base.

Suwinski has a $2,100 salary on Friday and numberFire’s models project him for 10.8 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates’ implied total (4.35) is No. 7 in the majors today.