Washington Nationals first baseman Dominic Smith is not in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Brandon Williamson and the Cincinnati Reds.
The left-handed hitting Smith will sit as the Reds send a southpaw to the hill. Joey Meneses will cover first base and bat third. Keibert Ruiz will shift to designated hitter and bat fifth while Riley Adams will catch for MacKenzie Gore and bat seventh.
numberFire’s models project Meneses ($2,800) for 9.1 and Adams ($2,600) for 8.9 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals' implied total is 4.95 and the game total is 9.5. Williamson has a 5.57 ERA and 6.15 xERA (bottom 6th percentile of majors) this season, with a 45.6% hard-hit rate, 18.0% strikeout rate, and 9.5% walk rate.
Source: Baseball Press