Bobby Dalbec on Boston bench Thursday
Boston Red Sox infielder Bobby Dalbec is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Glenn Otto and the Texas Rangers.
Dalbec started on Wednesday and went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts. Franchy Cordero will take back over on first base and bat seventh. Otto owns an ugly 5.20 SIERA, 16.9% strikeout rate, and 12.4% walk rate this season.
Cordero has a $2,500 salary on Thursday and numberFire’s models project him for 10.0 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Red Sox have the highest implied total (5.31) among the six teams on the Main slate and the over/under (9.5) is more than a run higher than the other two contests.
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