Matt Duffy on Rays' bench against Yankees

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Matt Duffy is out of Thursday's starting lineup against the New York Yankees.

What It Means:

Duffy will be replaced at the hot corner by Joey Wendle while Brandon Lowe makes the start at second base. Tommy Pham is back in left field after missing two weeks with a small fracture in his right foot.

Duffy is averaging 8.4 FanDuel points per game this season. numberFire's models project him to hit .279 with 2 homers, 12 RBI, 5 steals, and 18 runs scored over the rest of the year.