Keibert Ruiz catching Friday for Nationals
Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz is in the lineup for Friday's series opener against right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves.
Ruiz will catch for Josiah Gray and hit sixth. Riley Adams will be available off the bench.
numberFire’s models project Ruiz ($2,900) for 8.9 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals' implied total is 4.25 and the game total is 10.0. Smith-Shawver threw 2 1/3 spotless innings out of the bullpen in his MLB debut last week, with 3 strikeouts and a walk.
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