Yan Gomes

FanDuel Salary: $2,600
FanDuel Salary: $2,600

Nationals' Yan Gomes starting Monday

Washington Nationals catcher Yan Gomes will start in Monday's series opener against right-hander Adbert Alzolay and the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Gomes will catch left-hander Jon Lester and hit seventh. Alex Avila made the start behind the plate on Sunday.

numberFire’s models project Gomes for 9.1 FanDuel points and he has a $3,000 salary on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals have an implied total of 3.7 runs. Alzolay owns the fourth-highest strikeout rate (29.3) and fourth-lowest walk rate (5.7 percent) among the 18 listed starters Monday.