Evan Longoria sitting for San Francisco on Thursday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria is not starting in Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Dakota Hudson and the St. Louis Cardinals.

What It Means:

Corban Joseph is covering the hot corner in place of Longoria while Mauricio Dubon makes the start on second base. Longoria went 2-for-5 with 2 runs scored in a 9-8 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday.

numberFire's models expect Longo to record 2 homers, 8 RBI, and 7 runs scored over the rest of the season.