Ildemaro Vargas absent for Nationals Thursday
Washington Nationals infielder Ildemaro Vargas is not in the lineup for Thursday's series opener against left-hander Braxton Garrett and the Miami Marlins.
What It Means:
Vargas is taking a seat after he went hitless the last two games. Michael Chavis is taking over on second base and batting seventh versus the Marlins' lefty.
numberFire’s models project Chavis ($2,100) for 6.7 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals have the lowest implied total on the short four-game slate at 3.82 and the game total is 8.5. Garrett has a 3.96 ERA in front of an elevated 4.67 xERA this season, with a middling 24.3% strikeout rate and sky-high 47.7% hard-hit rate.
Source:
MLB.com
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