Greg Bird is not in the lineup Saturday for New York
New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird is not in the lineup on Saturday.
What It Means:
Bird gets the night off as the Yankees load up with right-handed bats versus southpaw Steven Matz of the New York Mets. Tyler Austin will start at first base on Saturday.
numberFire's models project Bird for 7 homers, 23 RBI, and a .216 batting average in 172 plate appearances the rest of the season.
Source:
Baseball Press
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