Alcides Escobar at shortstop Tuesday for Nationals

Washington Nationals infielder Alcides Escobar is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against right-hander Alek Manoah and the Toronto Blue Jays.

What It Means:

Escobar is starting at shortstop and hitting second. Luis Garcia is shifting to second base in place of an ideal Adrian Sanchez and hitting seventh.

numberFire’s models project Escobar for 8.4 FanDuel points and he has a $3,000 salary on Tuesday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals have an implied total of 3.9 runs. Manoah is registering a 29.3 strikeout percentage with an 8.7 walk percentage in his rookie season.