New York Mets outfielder DJ Stewart will start in right field and bat sixth in Wednesday's series finale against right-hander Dane Dunning and the Texas Rangers.
Stewart is back in action after sitting out Tuesday. He went 11-for-32 (.344) with 3 homers, 3 doubles, 6 RBI, and 4 runs scored over his last nine games. Jeff McNeil is moving to second base and Danny Mendick is taking a seat on Wednesday.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Mets' implied total is 4.34 and the game total is 9.5. Dunning has a 3.36 ERA in front of a 4.51 xERA this season, with a 40.7% hard-hit rate, 19.0% strikeout rate, and 7.3% walk rate. Our models project Stewart ($2,300) for 10.9 FanDuel points on Wednesday and he's our top point-per-dollar value among all batters.
Source: MLB.com