Matt Olson batting second in Braves debut Opening Day
Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson is starting on first base and hitting second on Thursday versus right-hander Tyler Mahle and the Cincinnati Reds.
What It Means:
The Braves acquired Olson from the Oakland Athletics last month as a replacement on first base for Freddie Freeman. Here is Atlanta's full Opening Day lineup: Eddie Rosario RF, Olson 1B, Austin Riley 3B, Marcell Ozuna LF, Ozzie Albies 2B, Adam Duvall CF, Travis d'Arnaud C, Alex Dickerson DH, Dansby Swanson SS. Max Fried is starting on the mound for the Braves.
Olson has a $3,700 salary on Thursday and numberFire's models project him for 11.1 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Braves have the fourth-highest implied total out of the 14 active teams on Thursday.
Source:
Baseball Press
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