Garrett Cooper sitting Tuesday for Red Sox

Cooper started the last two games and went 1-for-8 with a run, a walk, and a strikeout. Dominic Smith will start on first base and Rob Refsnyder will serve as the DH for the Red Sox on Tuesday.

numberFire's models project Smith for 8.0 and Refsnyder for 8.9 FanDuel points on Tuesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Red Sox's implied total (3.60) is No. 21 in the majors today. Rodriguez has a 3.20 ERA and 3.97 xERA (49th percentile) this season, with a 42.0% hard-hit rate (bottom 28th), 26.6% strikeout rate (top 75th), and 10.4% walk rate (bottom 26th).