Blue Jays' Kevin Pillar starting in center on Thursday
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar is starting in center and batting sixth versus the Texas Rangers on Thursday.
What It Means:
Pillar will take the place of Steve Pearce, who will head to the bench. Meanwhile, Dwight Smith makes the move to center. Pillar hits sixth against lefty Martin Perez.
Pillar is hitting lefties at a .333 clip with 2 homers and 5 RBI in 70 plate appearances. Our projections have him pegged for 8.4 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,500 today.
Source:
Baseball Press
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