Garrett Cooper sitting Thursday for San Diego
San Diego Padres infielder Garrett Cooper is not in the lineup for Thursday's series opener against the San Francisco Giants.
What It Means:
Cooper is grabbing a seat after he went 0-for-9 with 3 strikeouts over the past two games. Matthew Batten is replacing Cooper on first base and batting eighth on Thursday night.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Padres' implied total is a middling 4.43 and the game total is 8.5. The Giants are expected to open with Jakob Junis on Thursday and use Sean Manaea as the primary pitcher. Manaea has a strong 28.5% strikeout rate this season.
Source:
MLB.com
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