Josh Lowe cleaning up Wednesday afternoon for Rays

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe will start in right field and bat cleanup in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series on Wednesday versus right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

Lowe will enter the lineup for Game 2 after the Rays held him out against a lefty in the opener. Jose Siri will sit after going 0-for-3 and committing an error in the field.

numberFire’s models project Lowe ($3,600) for 10.1 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rays' implied total (4.28) is second-best on the board while the game total is 8.0. Among the eight listed starters today, Eovaldi has the lowest strikeout rate (22.9%) and highest walk rate (8.1%). Over his past six starts since returning from the injured list, he's produced a 5.03 xFIP, 21.4% strikeout rate, and 13.3% walk rate.

Source: MLB.com