Seattle Mariners first baseman Mike Ford is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Ford is moving to the bench after he started all three games of the Mariners' weekend series against the New York Mets. Steven Souza is shifting into the designated hitter role on Monday while Dylan Moore enters the lineup to play right field and hit ninth.
numberFire’s models project Moore for 9.1 FanDuel points on Monday, and he has a $2,000 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, Kikuchi is registering a 23.7% strikeout rate and a 14.9% walk rate this season.
Source: Baseball Press