DJ Stewart in right field for Mets Wednesday afternoon
New York Mets outfielder DJ Stewart will start in right field and bat sixth in Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Johan Oviedo and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
What It Means:
Stewart came in as a pinch-hitter on Tuesday and went deep for the second time this season. Jeff McNeil will move to second base on Wednesday. Jonathan Arauz, who also hit a home run on Tuesday, will move to third base in place of Danny Mendick and bat ninth.
numberFire’s models project Stewart ($2,200) for 8.8 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Mets' implied total is 4.33 and the game total is 8.5. Oviedo has a 4.42 ERA and 4.53 xERA this season, with a 39.5% hard-hit rate, 20.4% strikeout rate, and 9.5% walk rate.
Source:
MLB.com
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