What It Means:

Fairchild will return to play left field and hit seventh. Spencer Steer will move in to play first base and Kevin Newman will rotate over to third, with Elly De La Cruz at shortstop and Matt McLain on the keystone.

numberFire’s models project Fairchild ($2,500) for 8.5 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Reds have the second-lowest implied total in the majors today at 3.56 and the game total is 8.0. Montgomery has a 4.23 ERA and 4.48 xERA this season, with a 20.8% strikeout rate and 6.2% walk rate.