Eduardo Escobar batting third for Diamondbacks Tuesday

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eduardo Escobar is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's series opener against right-hander Chris Bassitt and the Oakland Athletics.

What It Means:

Escobar will return to third base and bat third following a couple days off. Ildemaro Vargas will be on second base and Josh Rojas will be at shortstop in place of Nick Ahmed.

numberFire’s models project Escobar for 10.0 FanDuel points and he has a $3,400 salary on Tuesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Diamondbacks have an implied total of 3.6 runs. Bassitt has a 26.5 strikeout percentage and 5.6 walk percentage this season.