Jonah Heim joining Rangers bench Saturday afternoon
Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim is not in the lineup versus left-hander Kyle Freeland and the Colorado Rockies on Saturday afternoon.
What It Means:
The Rangers are giving Heim a breather after five straight starts behind the dish. Sandy Leon will catch for Jon Gray and hit ninth.
numberFire’s models project Leon ($2,000) for 6.6 FanDuel points on Saturday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rangers' implied total is 4.85 and the game total is 8.5. Freeland carries a 3.16 ERA and 1.11 WHIP this season, with a 18.8% strikeout rate and 5.9% walk rate.
Source:
Baseball Press
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