Christopher Morel on Cubs bench Friday
Chicago Cubs infielder/outfielder/designated hitter Christopher Morel is not in the lineup on Friday against right-hander Zac Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
What It Means:
Morel started at DH in Thursday's series opener and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Mike Tauchman will take over at DH on Friday afternoon while Cody Bellinger moves out to center field and Jeimer Candelario returns to first base. Nick Madrigal will start on the hot corner and hit eighth.
Tauchman has a $6,000 salary on Friday's single-game slate and numberFire's models project him for 8.9 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs' implied total is only 3.66 and the game total is a pitcher-friendly 7.5. Gallen rates in the top-10% of the league in walk rate (25.9%), but he's in the bottom-6% in hard-hit rate (45.9%).
Source:
MLB.com
Recent MLB Player News
- Tom Murphy starting Monday for San Francisco April 22nd, 2024
- Jorge Soler starting Monday for San Francisco April 22nd, 2024
- Austin Slater starting Monday night for San Francisco April 22nd, 2024
- Mike Yastrzemski sitting Monday for Giants April 22nd, 2024
- Patrick Bailey not in lineup for Giants on Monday April 22nd, 2024
- Padres place Manny Machado on paternity list Monday April 22nd, 2024
Recent Tampa Bay Rays Player News
- Yandy Diaz batting second Monday for Rays April 22nd, 2024
- Ben Rortvedt on Tampa Bay bench Monday April 22nd, 2024
- Rays' Richie Palacios riding pine Monday April 22nd, 2024
- Jose Siri (illness) returns to Rays lineup Monday April 22nd, 2024
- Austin Shenton starting Sunday afternoon for Tampa Bay April 21st, 2024
- Richie Palacios starting Sunday for Tampa Bay April 21st, 2024
