Yandy Diaz on Rays' bench Wednesday afternoon
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Yandy Diaz is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Logan Gilbert and the Seattle Mariners.
Diaz went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts on Tuesday while handling cleanup duties for Tampa Bay. Austin Meadows is taking over the cleanup role on Wednesday afternoon and Ji-Man Choi is returning to first base in place of Diaz. Choi is hitting second and Meadows is the Rays' designated hitter.
numberFire’s models project Choi for 9.5 FanDuel points and he has a $3,000 salary on Wednesday. Meadows ($3,800) is projected for 13.3 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays have an implied total of 4.4 runs. Gilbert is registering a 28.4 strikeout percentage with a 5.4 walk percentage this season.
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