Orioles' Josh Lester joining dugout Thursday
Baltimore Orioles infielder Josh Lester is not in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Toronto Blue Jays.
What It Means:
The left-handed hitting Lester will take a seat after going 0-for-3 with 2 strikeouts on Wednesday. Ramon Urias will play first base and bat fifth while Gunnar Henderson covers the hot corner and cleanup duty. Jorge Mateo will start at shortstop and bat seventh.
numberFire’s models project Urias ($2,700) for 8.9 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Orioles' implied total is 4.54 and the game total is 9.0. Kikuchi has a 4.34 ERA and 5.28 xERA this season, with a 46.4% hard-hit rate, 22.7% strikeout rate, and 7.4% walk rate.
Source:
Baseball Press
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