Athletics' Chad Pinder on bench Tuesday

Oakland Athletics infielder/outfielder Chad Pinder is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday afternoon's game against right-hander Chris Flexen and the Seattle Mariners.

What It Means:

Pinder went 0-for-2 in a start on Monday and is hitting .207 overall this season. Mark Canha is shifting to right field Tuesday in place of Pinder and Tony Kemp is entering the lineup to play left field and bat seventh.

numberFire’s models project Canha for 12.8 FanDuel points and he has a $3,300 salary on Tuesday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Athletics have an implied total of 4.6 runs. Flexen is registering a 16.5 strikeout percentage (bottom 8% of the league) and a 4.9 walk percentage (top 7%) this season, with a 4.20 xERA and a .313 xwOBA.