San Diego Padres catcher Austin Hedges is not starting in Thursday afternoon's series finale versus right-hander Yu Darvish and the Chicago Cubs.
Austin Allen is replacing Hedges behind the bag and batting seventh. Hedges went 0-for-3 with a walk and 3 strikeouts on Wednesday.
Allen is averaging 3.1 FanDuel points in 30 games for the Padres this season.
Source: Baseball Press