Roberto Perez riding pine Wednesday for Cleveland

Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday afternoon's game against left-hander Kwang Hyun Kim and the St. Louis Cardinals.

What It Means:

Perez is taking a seat for the matinee after starting the previous two contests. Austin Hedges is catching for Zach Plesac and hitting eighth.

numberFire’s models project Hedges for 5.7 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Indians have an implied total of 4.2 runs. Kim is registering a 19.1 strikeout percentage with an 8.0 walk percentage this season.