Albert Almora starting on Wednesday night for Cubs
Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora is starting on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Almora will start in center field and bat fifth versus Rays left-hander Blake Snell. He's hit successfully in five straight contests while racking up 3 doubles, a triple, and a dinger in that span. Jon Jay will move to designated hitter for the Cubs while Kyle Schwarber grabs a seat on the bench for Wednesday's matchup.
Snell hasn't given up more than two runs in four of his past five starts, including a pair of shutouts and a one-run outing in his most recent trip to the mound, so the defending champs may be in a tough spot for this one. numberFire's models project Almora to score 7.8 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,700 on Wednesday, while the Cubs carry an underwhelming implied total at 4.07 runs.
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