Parker Meadows

FPPG: 9.4  |  FanDuel Salary: $2,700
FPPG: 9.4  |  FanDuel Salary: $2,700
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Parker Meadows riding pine Thursday for Tigers

Detroit Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows is not in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against left-hander Carlos Rodon and the New York Yankees.

What It Means:

The Tigers are taking the left-handed hitting Meadows out against a southpaw. Matt Vierling is moving to center field and leading off while Andre Lipcius starts on third base and bats ninth for Detroit.

numberFire’s models project Vierling ($2,400) for 9.7 and Lipcius ($2,000) for 4.0 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Tigers' implied total is 3.82, second-lowest on the board, and the game total is 8.5. Rodon only has a 20.0% strikeout rate for the season, but he's punching out at a 23.2% rate over his last five starts. The veteran lefty has a 5.70 ERA, 5.45 SIERA, and 6.64 FIP overall across 42 2/3 innings this season.

Source: MLB.com