Ryan Zimmerman

Ryan Zimmerman on first base Friday for Nationals

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman will start in Friday afternoon's series opener against right-hander Walker Buehler and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

What It Means:

Zimmerman will replace Hernan Perez on first base and bat cleanup. He went a combined 4-for-8 with a double and a run scored in his first two starts. Starlin Castro will bat behind Zimmerman on Friday.

numberFire’s models project Zimmerman for 9.3 FanDuel points versus the Dodgers and he has a salary of $2,400 on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals currently have the lowest implied total (3.2) out of the 18 teams playing Friday.