Detroit Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter is not in the lineup for Friday afternoon's series opener against left-hander JP Sears and the Oakland Athletics.
The left-handed hitting Carpenter will take a seat against the Athletics' southpaw. Mark Canha will start at designated hitter and bat fifth on Friday afternoon. Matt Vierling will man right field and lead things off for Detroit. Parker Meadows will hit ninth.
numberFire's models project Canha for 11.0 FanDuel points on Friday afternoon. Vierling is projected for 10.4 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Tigers-Athletics game has the lowest total (7.0) in the majors today.
Source: MLB.com