Austin Nola absent from Padres' lineup Monday night
San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against right-hander Dominic Leone and the San Francisco Giants.
The Padres continue to alternate starts behind the plate between Nola and Victor Caratini. Nola is sitting Monday while Caratini catches Yu Darvish and hits eighth.
Caratini is averaging 5.9 FanDuel points per game this season. Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Padres have an implied total of 4.0 runs on Monday. Leone is registering a 23.1 strikeout percentage and an 11.6 walk percentage this season, with a 3.16 xERA and a .273 xwOBA.
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