San Diego Padres catcher Gary Sanchez is in the lineup for Tuesday's series opener against right-hander Sandy Alcantara and the Miami Marlins.
The Padres claimed Sanchez off waivers from the New York Mets on Monday. He will catch for Ryan Weathers and hit seventh in his Padres debut a day later. Austin Nola will be on the bench Tuesday. Brett Sullivan was sent down to Triple-A El Paso.
numberFire’s models project Sanchez ($2,000) for 8.7 FanDuel points on Tuesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Padres' implied total is 3.74 and the game total is 8.0. Alcantara is having a career-worst season since he became a full-time starter, but his numbers are still pretty fine overall. He has a 4.86 ERA (4.26 xERA), 21.6% strikeout rate, and 7.6% walk rate.
Source: Baseball Press