Bradley Zimmer sitting for Indians versus Twins

Cleveland Indians outfielder Bradley Zimmer is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against left-hander Andrew Albers and the Minnesota Twins.

What It Means:

Zimmer is taking a seat while Myles Straw takes over in center field and bats leadoff.

numberFire’s models project Straw for 11.8 FanDuel points and he has a $3,200 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Indians have an implied total of 4.9 runs. Through 12 1/3 innings this season, Albers is registering a 14.3 strikeout percentage and a 5.4 walk percentage, with a 7.84 xERA and a .408 xwOBA.