Mets' DJ Stewart sitting Friday

Stewart hit second in Thursday's series opener and went 0-for-3 with a walk and 2 strikeouts. The lefty hitter will move to the bench against a southpaw on Friday, while Brandon Nimmo will move to left field and Harrison Bader will start in the middle of the outfield.

numberFire's models project Nimmo and Bader for 9.1 FanDuel points each on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Mets' implied total (3.84) is No. 17 in the majors today. Among qualified pitchers this season, Montgomery's strikeout rate (14.2 percent) is in the bottom 9th percentile of the league.