Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Connor Joe is not in the lineup versus right-hander Zac Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Friday's series opener.
The Pirates will start Bryan Reynolds, Jack Suwinski, and Josh Palacios across the outfield as they welcome the Diamondbacks to town. Andrew McCutchen will bat leadoff as the designated hitter. Suwinski will hit third after not being higher than cleanup any other time this season.
numberFire’s models project Suwinski ($2,700) for 9.7 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates' implied total is second-lowest of the day at 3.30 and the game total is tied for lowest at 7.5. Gallen has a 2.35 ERA and 0.85 WHIP this season, with a 32.1% strikeout rate and 3.7% walk rate.
Source: Baseball Press