Daniel Johnson

Indians' Daniel Johnson out of lineup Wednesday afternoon

Cleveland Indians outfielder Daniel Johnson 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:

The left-hitting Johnson is sitting against the Cardinals' southpaw. Bradley Zimmer is also on the bench, leaving outfield duties to Harold Ramirez, Oscar Mercado, and Franmil Reyes on Wednesday afternoon. Jose Ramirez is at designated hitter while Ernie Clement starts on third base and hits ninth.

numberFire’s models project Reyes for 10.3 FanDuel points and he has a $3,900 salary on Wednesday. Jose ($4,100) is projected for 14.1 FanDuel points. 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.