Pavin Smith sitting for Diamondbacks Friday night
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman/outfielder Pavin Smith is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against left-hander Tyler Anderson and the Seattle Mariners.
Smith is taking a seat while Christian Walker returns to the lineup to play first base and bat cleanup.
numberFire’s models project Walker for 8.9 FanDuel points and he has a $3,400 salary on Friday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Diamondbacks have an implied total of 4.4 runs. Peralta is registering a 19.4 strikeout percentage and a 4.9 walk percentage (top 6% of the league) this season, with a 4.17 xERA and a .312 xwOBA.
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