What It Means:

Ruf will return to the bench after starting at designated hitter on Sunday versus a southpaw. Jesse Winker will replace Ruf at DH and hit second in Monday's opener. Christian Yelich will return to leadoff duty, with Willy Adames hitting third and Rowdy Tellez in the cleanup spot. William Contreras will bat fifth and Owen Miller will be the Brewers' No. 8 batter.

numberFire’s models project Winker ($2,400) for 8.7 FanDuel points on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Brewers' implied total is tied for second-lowest at 3.69 and the game total is tied for lowest at 7.5. Javier has a 3.54 SIERA, 28.5% strikeout rate, and 5.8% walk rate this season.