Nolan Gorman grabbing seat Monday for Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals infielder Nolan Gorman is not in the lineup versus left-hander Martin Perez and the Texas Rangers in Monday's series opener.
What It Means:
The Cardinals appear to be giving the left-handed hitting Gorman a breather versus the Rangers' southpaw. He went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts against a lefty starter on Sunday. Brendan Donovan will replace Gorman on second base and bat seventh. Nolan Arenado will move up a spot to hit third.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals' implied total is 4.49 and the game total is 9.5. Perez has a 4.91 xFIP, 15.7% strikeout rate, and 41.5% ground-ball rate versus righties this year. He has a 16.7% strikeout rate overall and is yielding 1.48 dingers per nine frames.
Source:
Baseball Press
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