Cubs' Mike Tauchman hitting third Friday
Chicago Cubs outfielder Mike Tauchman will start in center field and hit third in Friday afternoon's series opener against right-hander Hunter Greene and the Cincinnati Reds.
What It Means:
Tauchman will move up in the order after he hit fifth and sixth the last four games. Ian Happ will be the Cubs' cleanup batter.
Tauchman has a $4,000 salary on the single-game slate and numberFire's models project him for 8.5 FanDuel points. Happ ($8,000) is projected for 11.0 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs have the fourth-lowest implied total in the majors on Friday at 3.58. The game total is also the lowest on the board at 6.5.
Source:
Baseball Press
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