Ehire Adrianza batting eighth in Twins' Wednesday lineup

Minnesota Twins infielder Ehire Adrianza is batting eighth and starting at shortstop on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox.

What It Means:

Adrianza is one of the many benefactors of the Twins' major defensive shuffles on Wednesday. He'll essentially replace Joe Mauer, by displacing Eduardo Escobar.

With a 5.40 implied total on Wednesday, the Twins' hitters are in a great place against the ChiSox. Opposing starter David Holmber has the fifth-lowest strikeout rate among Wednesday starting pitchers and has a .776 ground-to-fly ball ratio – middling on the day, but good overall.