Mets' Juan Lagares (thumb) returns to the lineup on Friday

New York Mets outfielder Juan Lagares (thumb) is batting eighth on Friday against the Washington Nationals.

What It Means:

Lagares took Wednesday off to rest a sore thumb, but is back starting in center field on Friday. Travis Taijeron will return to the bench. Right-hander Edwin Jackson is on the mound for Washington.

Our models project Lagares to score 8.0 FanDuel points off his $2,600 price tag.