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J.D. Davis sitting Wednesday afternoon for San Francisco

San Francisco Giants infielder J.D. Davis is not in the lineup versus right-hander Taijuan Walker and the Philadelphia Phillies in Wednesday afternoon's series finale.

What It Means:

The Giants are giving Davis a day off after nine straight starts. Casey Schmitt will move to third base and bat sixth while Brandon Crawford starts at shortstop and hits eighth. Michael Conforto will move up a spot to bat third.

numberFire’s models project Schmitt ($3,600) for 8.8 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Crawford ($2,500) is projected for 7.5 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Giants' implied total is 4.63 while the game total is 9.5. Walker has a 5.75 ERA and 1.38 WHIP this season, with a 22.0% strikeout rate and 9.8% walk rate.

Source: Baseball Press

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