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Garrett Cooper sitting Thursday for San Diego

San Diego Padres infielder Garrett Cooper is not in the lineup for Thursday's series opener against the San Francisco Giants.

What It Means:

Cooper is grabbing a seat after he went 0-for-9 with 3 strikeouts over the past two games. Matthew Batten is replacing Cooper on first base and batting eighth on Thursday night.

Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Padres' implied total is a middling 4.43 and the game total is 8.5. The Giants are expected to open with Jakob Junis on Thursday and use Sean Manaea as the primary pitcher. Manaea has a strong 28.5% strikeout rate this season.

Source: MLB.com

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