Cleveland Guardians outfielder Oscar Gonzalez is not in the lineup for Friday's series opener against right-hander Tyler Glasnow and the Tampa Bay Rays.
Gonzalez is absent for the third time in four games. Steven Kwan and Ramon Laureano are covering the outfield corners for Cleveland again on Friday.
numberFire’s models project Kwan ($2,800) for 10.2 and Laureano ($2,300) for 8.3 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Guardians have the lowest implied total in the majors today (3.30) and the game total is a pitcher-friendly 7.5. Glasnow ranks in the top of the majors this season with a 32.6% strikeout rate and 36.0% whiff rate.
Source: MLB.com