Austin Hedges held out of Indians' lineup Monday
Cleveland Indians catcher Austin Hedges is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against right-hander Dean Kremer and the Baltimore Orioles.
Rene Rivera will catch Jean Carlos Mejia and bat eighth. Hedges should be available off the bench after starting on Sunday.
numberFire’s models project Rivera for 7.1 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Indians have an implied total of 4.9 runs. Kremer is registering a 21.3 percent strikeout rate and 9.2 percent walk rate this season.
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