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Tyler Nevin on Tigers bench Tuesday

Detroit Tigers infielder/outfielder Tyler Nevin is not in the lineup for Tuesday's series opener against right-hander Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees.

What It Means:

Spencer Torkelson is returning to first base in place of Nevin while Miguel Cabrera starts at designated hitter and bats fifth.

numberFire’s models project Tork ($2,900) for 11.5 and Miggy ($2,100) for 7.8 FanDuel points on Tuesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Tigers have the lowest implied total on the board at 3.21 runs. Cole is registering 9.72 strikeout per nine innings this season and his 188 punchouts are third-most in the American League. He has a 27.1% strikeout rate and 11.7% swinging-strike rate on the year, down from 32.9% and 14.5%, respectively, across the three prior seasons.

Source: MLB.com

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