Jace Peterson joining Diamondbacks bench Thursday
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Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Jace Peterson is not in the lineup for Thursday’s series opener against rookie left-hander Brandon Williamson and the Cincinnati Reds.
What It Means:
The left-handed hitting Peterson is absent against the Reds’ southpaw. Evan Longoria is starting on third base in place of Peterson and hitting sixth.
numberFire’s models project Longoria ($2,100) for 12.0 FanDuel points on Thursday and he’s our best point-per-dollar value among hitters. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Diamondbacks’ implied total is 5.03, third-highest on the board, and the game total is 9.0. Williamson has registered an ugly 4.99 xERA in his first big-league season, with an elevated 42.2% hard-hit rate and underwhelming 21.1% strikeout rate.
written by Josh Levinson on Thursday, August 24th, 2023 at 6:59pm EDT