Nick Allen absent for Athletics Wednesday afternoon
Oakland Athletics infielder Nick Allen is not in the lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander George Kirby and the Seattle Mariners.
What It Means:
Allen will sit after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in back-to-back games. Kevin Smith will replace Allen at shortstop and hit eighth on Wednesday afternoon.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Athletics' 3.19 implied total is the lowest on the board while the game total is 8.0. Kirby has a solid 3.57 ERA and 3.91 xERA in his season MLB season, and his 2.6% walk rate is tied for best in the bigs among qualified pitchers.
Source:
MLB.com
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