Dustin Pedroia

Dustin Pedroia back in Boston's lineup versus Mariners

Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is starting on Monday versus the Seattle Mariners.

What It Means:

Pedroia is back in action after a one-game breather. He's starting at second and batting third versus Mariners left-hander James Paxton. Brock Holt will work in left field for Boston while Andrew Benintendi takes a seat for tonight's series opener.

Paxton owns a 27.8 strikeout percentage this season, and the Red Sox have one of the lowest implied totals (3.65) on Monday's slate in a matchup with a poor park factor (0.894), so Boston's lineup doesn't offer too much upside. numberFire's models project Pedroia to score 8.5 FanDuel points at a cost of $3,800 versus Seattle.