Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rodolfo Castro is not in the lineup versus right-hander Zac Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Friday's series opener.
Castro will return to the bench while Ji Hwan Bae takes over on second base. Tucupita Marcano will also replace Chris Owings at shortstop and bat sixth. Ke'Bryan Hayes will start on the hot corner and hit fifth.
numberFire’s models project Bae ($2,700) for 9.2 FanDuel points on Friday. Marcano ($2,300) is projected for 6.1 FanDuel points. 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