Cincinnati Reds infielder Kevin Newman is not in the lineup against right-hander Clarke Schmidt and the New York Yankees in Friday's series opener.
Newman will move back to the dugout after starting last game. Jonathan India will return to second base while Henry Ramos enters the lineup to be the Reds' designated hitter and bat seventh.
numberFire’s models project India ($3,500) for 9.9 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Reds' implied total is 4.68 and the game total is the highest on the board at 10.5. Schmidt has a 6.30 ERA and 1.65 WHIP this season, with a 25.7% strikeout rate and 7.5% walk rate.
Source: Baseball Press