Oakland Athletics infielder Zack Gelof is not in the lineup on Wednesday against right-hander Brayan Bello and the Boston Red Sox.
Gelof went 4-for-19 with 1 triple, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 2 steals, 3 runs, 1 walk, and 7 strikeouts across five games to begin his MLB career. Jordan Diaz will shift to second base on Wednesday and hit third while Gelof sits. Seth Brown will start at designated hitter and bat cleanup.
numberFire’s models project Brown ($2,500) for 8.3 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Athletics' implied total is second-lowest on the board at 3.57 and the game total is 8.5. Bello has a 3.14 ERA and 3.78 xERA this season, with a 40.0% hard-hit rate, 20.7% strikeout rate, and 7.8% walk rate.
Source: MLB.com