Lourdes Gurriel in left field for Diamondbacks Friday afternoon
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel will start in left field and hit sixth on Friday afternoon against right-hander Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs.
Gurriel will return to action after sitting out Thursday's series opener. Tommy Pham will shift to designated hitter while Pavin Smith moves back to the bench.
Gurriel has a $7,000 salary on Friday's single-game slate and numberFire's models project him for 8.8 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Diamondbacks have a deflated implied total (3.84) and the game total is a pitcher-friendly 7.5. Taillon is struggling this season and enters Friday with a 5.36 xERA and 20.7% strikeout rate.
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