Lane Thomas (back) hitting second Friday for Nationals
Washington Nationals outfielder Lane Thomas (back) is in the lineup on Friday against rookie right-hander Eury Perez and the Miami Marlins.
What It Means:
Thomas is returning to right field in place of Alex Call and hitting second after he sat out Thursday's series opener with a back issue.
numberFire's models project Thomas ($3,200) for 11.8 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals' implied total is 3.78 and the game total is 8.5. Perez has been strong through his first 74 innings in the majors, with a 2.68 ERA and 3.40 xERA, 30.4% strikeout rate, and 34.5% whiff rate. His strikeout rate is in the 90th percentile league-wide while his whiff rate sits in the 93rd percentile.
Source:
MLB.com
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