Xander Bogaerts batting fourth in Padres debut on Opening Day
San Diego Padres infielder Xander Bogaerts is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Colorado Rockies on Opening Day.
What It Means:
Bogaerts will start at shortstop on Thursday and bat fourth versus right-hander German Marquez and the Rockies. Jake Cronenworth, Ha-Seong Kim, and Manny Machado round out the starting infield with Austin Nola behind the plate and Matt Carpenter at designated hitter. Juan Soto, Trent Grisham, and David Dahl start in the outfield.
numberFire's models project Bogaerts for 12.1 FanDuel points on Thursday. The Padres implied team total of 4.08 runs is the eighth-highest team total on Thursday's 'All Day' slate, according to numberFire's DFS Heat Map.
Source:
Baseball Press
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