Kevin Plawecki sitting Thursday for Boston

Boston Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu and the Toronto Blue Jays.

What It Means:

Plawecki started both ends of Wednesday's doubleheader but he's out of the lineup for Thursday's finale. Christian Vazquez is catching for Eduardo Rodriguez and hitting seventh.

numberFire’s models project Vazquez for 8.4 FanDuel points and he has a $2,300 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Red Sox have the highest implied total (5.4 runs) on Thursday's main slate.