Cleveland Guardians outfielder Estevan Florial will start in left field and hit eighth in Wednesday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Jose Quintana and the New York Mets.
What It Means
The left-handed hitting Florial will start against a southpaw for the first time this season. He will replace fellow lefty hitter Will Brennan in left field.
numberFire's models project Florial for 8.6 FanDuel points on Wednesday afternoon. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Guardians' implied total (4.48) is No. 12 in the majors today. Quintana has a 5.21 ERA and 5.76 xERA (bottom 8th percentile) this season, with a 47.1% hard-hit rate (bottom 10th) and 15.5% strikeout rate (bottom 11th).