Nick Madrigal

FPPG: 5.0  |  FanDuel Salary: $2,200
FPPG: 5.0  |  FanDuel Salary: $2,200
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Nick Madrigal on third for Cubs Monday night

Chicago Cubs infielder Nick Madrigal is starting on third base and batting ninth in Monday's series opener against left-hander Wade Miley and the Milwaukee Brewers.

What It Means:

Madrigal was held out of Sunday's lineup against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he went 0-for-2 with a strikeout off the bench. Jeimer Candelario is starting on first base Monday and Patrick Wisdom is serving as the designated hitter. Cody Bellinger is shifting to center field as the left-handed hitting Mike Tauchman takes a seat.

numberFire’s models project Madrigal ($2,300) for 7.4 and Bellinger ($3,800) for 13.2 FanDuel points on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs' implied total is 4.65 and the game total is 9.0. Miley has a 3.18 ERA in front of a 4.48 xERA this season, with a 31.8% hard-hit rate (top 89th percentile of MLB), 16.5% strikeout rate (bottom 10th), and 7.5% walk rate.

Source: MLB.com