Ryan O'Hearn sitting Friday for Orioles
Baltimore Orioles infielder/outfielder Ryan O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Friday's series opener against left-hander Daniel Lynch and the Kansas City Royals.
The lefty hitter will take a seat against the Royals' southpaw. Austin Hays will scoot over to left field and into the leadoff spot. Aaron Hicks will start in center field and take care of cleanup duty.
numberFire’s models project Hays ($2,900) for 11.4 and Hicks ($2,600) for 9.3 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Orioles' implied total is 4.50 and the game total is 8.0. Lynch has a 4.36 ERA and 3.74 xERA this season, with a 27.1% strikeout rate and 8.3% walk rate.
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