Pirates' Anthony Alford sitting Tuesday
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Anthony Alford is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against right-hander Wily Peralta and the Detroit Tigers.
What It Means:
Ben Gamel is moving to left field in place of Alford and hitting fifth. Yoshi Tsutsugo is shifting out to right field and hitting second. Colin Moran is returning to the lineup to play first base and hit cleanup.
numberFire’s models project Gamel and Moran to score 10.5 FanDuel points each, and they have salaries of $2,500 and $2,800, respectively. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates have an implied total of 4.5 runs. Peralta is registering a 14.8 strikeout percentage (bottom 4% of the league) and an 8.7 walk percentage this season, with a 4.68 xERA and a .328 xwOBA.
Source:
Baseball Press
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