Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Geraldo Perdomo is not in the lineup for Thursday's series opener against rookie left-hander Brandon Williamson and the Cincinnati Reds.
Perdomo is riding pine against the Reds' lefty while Nick Ahmed starts at shortstop and hits eighth. He has only been in the lineup six times against a southpaw this season. Ketel Marte is hitting leadoff Thursday while Corbin Carroll drops to bat seventh.
numberFire’s models project Ahmed ($2,300) for 6.1 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Diamondbacks' implied total is 5.03, third-highest on the board, and the game total is 9.0. Williamson has registered an ugly 4.99 xERA in his first big-league season, with an elevated 42.2% hard-hit rate and underwhelming 21.1% strikeout rate.
Source: MLB.com