The Milwaukee Brewers placed infielder Brian Anderson on the paternity list Monday.
Anderson will be away from the team for 1-3 games while tending to the birth of a newborn. Andruw Monasterio will cover the hot corner and hit sixth on Monday afternoon. William Contreras will work as the Brewers' designated hitter and leadoff batter. Victor Caratini will catch for Julio Teheran and hit eighth. The Brewers promoted outfielder Jahmai Jones to the active roster in a corresponding roster move.
numberFire’s models project Monasterio ($2,400) for 7.4 and Caratini ($2,500) for 6.8 FanDuel points on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Brewers' implied total is 4.50 and the game total is 9.0. Smyly has a 3.96 ERA and 3.68 xERA this season, with a 32.8% hard-hit rate (86th percentile in MLB), 19.3% strikeout rate, and 7.3% walk rate.
Source: Baseball Press