Miguel Amaya catching Friday afternoon for Cubs
Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya is in the lineup on Friday against right-hander Zac Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
What It Means:
Amaya is replacing Yan Gomes behind the plate to catch for Jameson Taillon. The 24-year-old backstop hit the fifth homer of his career on Wednesday in his last start.
Amaya has a $5,000 salary on Friday's single-game slate and numberFire's models project him for 6.8 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs' implied total is only 3.66 and the game total is a pitcher-friendly 7.5. Gallen rates in the top-10% of the league in walk rate (25.9%), but he's in the bottom-6% in hard-hit rate (45.9%).
Source:
MLB.com
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