What It Means:

Duffy went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Monday's series opener. Maikel Garcia is replacing Duffy on third base and batting leadoff in Tuesday's matchup. MJ Melendez is dropping to cleanup duty and Michael Massey is moving down to the eight-hole.

numberFire’s models project Garcia ($2,600) for 11.3 FanDuel points on Tuesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals' implied total is 4.62 and the game total is 8.5. Luis Ortiz is expected to work as the Pirates' primary pitcher on Tuesday. He has been horrendous this season, with a 7.68 xERA, 50.0% hard-hit rate, and 14.5% strikeout rate.