Jonathan Arauz absent Wednesday for Mets

New York Mets infielder Jonathan Arauz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's series finale against right-hander Charlie Morton and the Atlanta Braves.

What It Means:

Arauz will sit for the finale after he went 0-for-6 with a strikeout in the first two games of the series. Danny Mendick will take over on third base and the last spot in the lineup.

numberFire’s models project Mendick ($2,200) for 5.0 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Mets' implied total is 4.28 and the game total is 10.0. Morton has a 3.54 ERA and elevated 4.79 xERA this season, with a 39.2% hard-hit rate, 24.7% strikeout rate, and 11.2% walk rate.

Source: MLB.com