Leury Garcia left out of White Sox's lineup against Athletics

Chicago White Sox outfielder Leury Garcia is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Sean Manaea and the Oakland Athletics.

What It Means:

Garcia is taking a seat after starting the previous eight games. Danny Mendick is replacing Garcia at shortstop and hitting eighth.

numberFire’s models project Mendick for 7.3 FanDuel points and he has a $2,100 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the White Sox have an implied total of 4.0 runs. Manaea is registering a 26.2 strikeout percentage and a 5.7 walk percentage this season, with a 4.04 xERA and a .307 xwOBA.