Oakland Athletics catcher Manny Pina is not in the lineup on Wednesday against left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and the Detroit Tigers.
Pina was activated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday and went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in his season debut. Jordan Diaz will shift to designated hitter on Wednesday while Shea Langeliers will catch for Austin Pruitt.
numberFire’s models project Langeliers ($2,800) for 8.3 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Athletics' implied total is second-lowest of the day at 3.47 while the game total is 8.5. Rodriguez has a strong 2.13 ERA and 3.10 xERA this season, with a 31.7% hard-hit rate, 25.5% strikeout rate, and 6.1% walk rate.
Source: Baseball Press