Mets' Patrick Mazeika catching Tuesday

New York Mets catcher Patrick Mazeika is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's series opener against rookie right-hander Edward Cabrera and the Miami Marlins.

What It Means:

Mazeika is starting at catcher over James McCann and hitting eighth.

numberFire’s models project Mazeika for 6.9 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Tuesday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Mets have an implied total of 4.2 runs. Through his first 10 1/3 innings in the majors, Cabrera is registering a 10.0 strikeout percentage and a 7.5 walk percentage, with a 10.79 xERA and a .460 xwOBA.