Phillip Evans

Pirates' Phillip Evans out of Friday lineup

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Phillip Evans is not in the starting lineup for Friday's matinee against right-hander Alec Mills and the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Hoy Park is replacing Evans on third base and hitting eighth.

numberFire’s models project Park for 7.6 FanDuel points and he has a $4,000 salary on the one-game afternoon slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates have an implied total of 4.0 runs. Mills is registering a 16.6 strikeout percentage (bottom 8% of the league) and a 6.4 walk percentage this season, with a 4.35 xERA and a .318 xwOBA.