Oakland Athletics outfielder Seth Brown is not in the lineup for Friday afternoon's series opener against left-hander Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers.
The left-handed hitting Brown will sit versus the Tigers' southpaw. Brent Rooker and Tyler Nevin will start in the outfield corners for Oakland, while Abraham Toro will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth. Rooker will hit third and Nevin will bat fifth.
numberFire's models project Rooker for 10.3 FanDuel points on Friday afternoon. Toro is projected for 7.7 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Athletics have the worst implied total (3.05) in the majors today.
Source: MLB.com