
Connor Joe
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Connor Joe in right field Monday for Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Connor Joe will start in right field and bat seventh in Monday's series opener against right-hander Carson Spiers and the Cincinnati Reds.
What It Means
Joe will reclaim right field from Michael Taylor after the Pirates held him out against a right-hander on Sunday. It was the second time in three games that Joe was held out against a righty.
numberFire's models project Joe for 8.9 FanDuel points on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates' implied total (4.80) is No. 6 out of 18 active teams today. Spiers has a 2.33 ERA and 1.19 WHIP, with an 18.8% strikeout rate and 5.0% walk rate, through 19 1/3 innings this season.