TJ Hopkins sitting Thursday for Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Hopkins is not in the lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
What It Means:
Hopkins started and went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Wednesday's series finale against the Los Angeles Angels. Spencer Steer is moving to left field on Thursday while Nick Martini starts at designated hitter and bats fifth. TJ Friedl is returning to the leadoff role and Noelvi Marte is falling to the seventh spot in the lineup.
numberFire’s models project Steer ($3,100) for 12.1 and Martini ($2,100) for 4.9 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Reds' implied total is 3.97, third-lowest in the majors today, and the game total is 9.0. Kelly has a 4.36 xERA hiding behind his 3.13 ERA this season, but he has a solid 25.5% strikeout rate.
Source:
MLB.com
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