Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against right-hander Michael King and the New York Yankees.
The Red Sox are rolling with Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Adam Duvall in the outfield for the front end of Thursday's twin bill. Verdugo will likely return to the lineup for the second game.
numberFire’s models project Rafaela ($2,500) for 7.6 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Red Sox's implied total is 4.59 and the game total is 9.0. King has been stellar across 83 innings this season, with a 2.82 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 29.2% strikeout rate, and 31.6% hard-hit rate. His punchout rate is second-best on the board among Thursday's projected starters.
Source: MLB.com