Ketel Marte batting second Tuesday for Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ketel Marte will start on second base and bat second on Tuesday against right-hander Jose Butto and the New York Mets.
What It Means:
Marte was the leadoff batter against a lefty in Monday's series opener and went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Corbin Carroll, who went 0-for-5 with a strikeout in the opener, is swapping spots with Marte in the Diamondbacks' lineup for the second game of the series.
numberFire’s models project Marte ($3,500) for 10.5 FanDuel points on Tuesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Diamondbacks' implied total is 4.73 and the game total is 9.5. Butto has struggled over 21 MLB innings this season, with a 5.62 xFIP, 17.0% strikeout rate, and 16.0% walk rate.
Source:
MLB.com
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