Curtis Mead on keystone for Rays in Game 1
Tampa Bay Rays infielder Curtis Mead will start on second base and bat fifth in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against left-hander Jordan Montgomery and the Texas Rangers.
Mead will make his postseason debut after securing a spot on the roster. Taylor Walls will start at shortstop and Junior Caminero will be available off the Rays' bench.
numberFire’s models project Mead ($2,200) for 6.7 FanDuel points on Tuesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays have the second-best implied total today (4.07) and the game total is 7.5. Montgomery posted the lowest strikeout rate this season (21.4%) among Tuesday's listed starters. He also registered a 4.20 xFIP and 40.4% ground-ball rate against right-handed hitters.
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