What It Means:

Espinal started the last two games and recorded multiple hits in both contests. Davis Schneider is shifting to third base and Whit Merrifield is moving to second. Daulton Varsho is taking care of left field while Kevin Kiermaier starts in center field and bats ninth.

numberFire’s models project Schneider ($3,400) for 16.5 and KK ($2,800) for 12.4 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Blue Jays have the best implied total on the board (6.82) and the game total is also the highest of the day (12.0) at Coors Field. Flexen is registering a 4.95 SIERA and allowing a 22.1% HR/FB rate this season, with a low 17.0% strikeout rate and high 42.5% hard-hit rate.