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Tucupita Marcano taking seat Wednesday in Pirates' matinee

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Tucupita Marcano is not in the lineup against left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon.

What It Means:

The left-handed hitting Marcano is taking a seat versus the Tigers' southpaw. Chris Owings will replace Marcano at shortstop and bat eighth Wednesday afternoon.

numberFire’s models project Owings ($2,000) for 7.1 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates' implied total is the lowest of the day at 3.38 while the game total is tied for lowest at 7.5. E-Rod has a 1.57 ERA and 0.79 WHIP this season, with a 24.7% strikeout rate and 5.3% walk rate.

Source: Baseball Press

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