Daniel Murphy

Daniel Murphy starting for Nationals on Friday

Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy is starting on Friday versus the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Murphy will start at second base and bat cleanup as Washington opens up a series against right-hander Kyle Hendricks and the defending champs. Howie Kendrick will start in left field while Adam Lind takes over at first base and Ryan Zimmerman grabs a seat on the Nationals' bench.

numberFire's models project Murphy to score 11.2 FanDuel points at a cost of $3,600 on Friday afternoon.