Kyle Tucker out of Houston's lineup Thursday afternoon
Houston Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Martin Perez and the Boston Red Sox.
What It Means:
Tucker will get the afternoon off after going a combined 8-for-12 with 4 RBI over the first three games of the series. Chas McCormick will cover right field on Thursday and he will be joined in Houston's outfield by Taylor Jones and Myles Straw.
numberFire’s models project McCormick for 10.6 FanDuel points and he has a $2,400 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros have an implied total of 4.8 runs.
Source:
Baseball Press
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