What It Means:

It's his first start since May 1, as he's battled a strained hamstring for a couple weeks but managed to avoid the disabled list. Pagan is in left field and batting ninth.

Pagan was off to a good start prior to getting hurt, slashing .315/.366/.457 with two home runs and a .352 wOBA across 101 plate appearances while also stealing two bases. Our models currently project him to hit .262/.316/.350 with three home runs, 10 steals and a .294 wOBA over the remainder of the season.