Mark Vientos on third base Wednesday for Mets

New York Mets infielder Mark Vientos will start on third base and bat eighth in Wednesday's series finale against right-hander Dane Dunning and the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

Vientos started at designated hitter on Tuesday and went 2-for-4 with a solo home run. Dan Vogelbach is taking over at DH on Wednesday and Jonathan Arauz is moving back to the bench.

Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Mets' implied total is 4.34 and the game total is 9.5. Dunning has a 3.36 ERA in front of a 4.51 xERA this season, with a 40.7% hard-hit rate, 19.0% strikeout rate, and 7.3% walk rate. Our models project Vientos ($2,300) for 6.0 FanDuel points on Wednesday.

Source: MLB.com