Los Angeles Angels outfielder Randal Grichuk (head) is in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Zach Eflin and the Tampa Bay Rays.
Grichuk sat out Wednesday after being hit in the head by a pitch on Tuesday. He will start in left field and bat leadoff Thursday afternoon while Jo Adell moves to center field in place of Brett Phillips and hits seventh. Nolan Schanuel is absent after leading off last game.
numberFire’s models project Grichuk ($2,900) for 10.4 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Angels have the lowest implied total (2.99) of the day and the game total is 7.5. Eflin has an xERA in the 92nd percentile and walk rate in the 99th percentile of the league among qualified pitchers this season. He also has a 26.0% strikeout rate in the 70th percentile.
Source: MLB.com