Christian Bethancourt sitting in Game 2 for Rays
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Christian Bethancourt is not in the lineup again for Game 2 of the Wild Card Series on Wednesday versus right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers.
Rene Pinto will catch for Zach Eflin and round out the bottom of the order again. Bethancourt will be available off the bench. Pinto went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in Game 1 before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning.
numberFire’s models project Pinto ($2,200) for 7.0 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays' implied total (4.28) is second-best on the board while the game total is 8.0. Among the eight listed starters today, Eovaldi has the lowest strikeout rate (22.9%) and highest walk rate (8.1%). Over his past six starts since returning from the injured list, he's produced a 5.03 xFIP, 21.4% strikeout rate, and 13.3% walk rate.
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