Austin Hedges absent for Pirates against Athletics
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Austin Hedges is not in the lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Hogan Harris and the Oakland Athletics.
What It Means:
Jason Delay will catch for Roansy Contreras and hit ninth. Hedges will be available off the bench after starting the past three games.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Pirates' implied total is a healthy 5.34 on Wednesday and the game total is 9.5. Through Harris' first 10 1/3 innings in the majors, he has yielded 8 runs on 7 hits with 10 strikeouts and 6 walks. The rookie lefty enters the series finale with a horrendous 50.0% hard-hit rate, but his 3.69 xERA is more encouraging than the 6.97 ERA in front of it. Delay has a $4,500 salary on the single-game slate and our models project him for 8.1 FanDuel points.
Source:
Baseball Press
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