Oakland Athletics infielder Armando Alvarez will start on third base and bat eighth on Tuesday against left-hander Tyler Anderson and the Los Angeles Angels.
What It Means
Alvarez will make his first MLB start on Tuesday night. Tyler Nevin will move to first base while lefty hitter Tyler Soderstrom takes a seat against the Angels' southpaw.
numberFire's models project Alvarez for 7.7 FanDuel points on Tuesday. Among qualified pitchers this season, Anderson rates in the bottom 12th percentile in strikeout rate (16.4) and the bottom 19th percentile in walk rate (10.7).