Yadier Molina behind Cardinals' plate Thursday
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against left-hander Steven Brault and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
What It Means:
Molina will replace Matt Wieters at catcher and hit fifth. He's 2-for-16 over his last five games. Tyler O'Neill will move up to the cleanup spot.
numberFire's models expect Molina to score 7.6 FanDuel points. He has a salary of $2,500. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals have an implied total of 4.67 runs on Thursday.
Source:
Baseball Press
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