Angels sit Luis Valbuena on Wednesday
Los Angeles Angels first baseman Luis Valbuena is not in Wednesday's starting lineup.
What It Means:
The Yankees' Jordan Montgomery is on the mound – a lefty – and with Valbuena being a left-hander himself the matchup dictates an appearance by C.J. Cron instead.
The Angels have the 11th-worst implied total (4.41 runs) for their hitters on Wednesday, since lefty power is what really plays in New York's home park (1.048 park factor) but the Angels have a righty-heavy lineup today against southpaw Montgomery. Montgomery also holds the 10th-best strikeout rate among Wednesday starters.
Source:
Baseball Press
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