Cincinnati Reds catcher Chuckie Robinson is not in the starting lineup for Friday afternoon's series opener against right-hander Adrian Sampson and the Chicago Cubs.
Austin Romine will catch for Graham Ashcraft and bat ninth.
Romine has a $4,000 salary on Friday's single-game slate and numberFire’s models project him for 6.9 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Reds’ implied total (3.17) is tied for No. 22 in the majors today. Among Friday's projected starters, Sampson has the third-lowest strikeout rate this season (16.5%).
Source: Baseball Press