Joc Pederson in center field Tuesday for Atlanta
Atlanta Braves outfielder Joc Pederson is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's series opener against right-hander Paolo Espino and the Washington Nationals.
Pederson is playing center field and hitting eighth. Adam Duvall is shifting to left field in place of an idle Eddie Rosario.
numberFire’s models project Pederson for 10.7 FanDuel points and he has a $2,500 salary on Tuesday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Braves have an implied total of 5.3 runs. Espino is registering a 19.7 strikeout percentage and a 4.5 walk percentage (top 5% of the league) this season, with a 4.77 xERA and a .331 xwOBA.
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