Austin Barnes behind Dodgers' bag on Opening Day
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes will start on Opening Day Thursday afternoon against right-hander German Marquez and the Colorado Rockies.
Barnes will make the start over Will Smith and bat eighth. The two catchers will likely form a timeshare between the plate this year. Here is the Dodgers' full Opening Day lineup: Mookie Betts RF, Corey Seager SS, Justin Turner 3B, Cody Bellinger CF, Max Muncy 1B, Chris Taylor LF, Gavin Lux 2B, Barnes C, Clayton Kershaw SP.
numberFire’s models project Barnes for 7.4 FanDuel points versus the Rockies and he has a salary of $2,500 on Opening Day. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Dodgers have the highest implied total (6.7 runs) out of the 26 teams playing Thursday. The over/under in the Rockies-Dodgers game (11.5 runs) is at least three runs higher than any other total on the slate.
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