Donovan Solano starting for Giants on Monday night

San Francisco Giants infielder Donovan Solano will start in Monday's series opener against right-hander German Marquez and the Colorado Rockies.

What It Means:

Solano will replace Wilmer Flores on second base and bat third. He went 2-for-4 on Saturday and is batting .337/.376/.494 in 178 plate appearances overall. Brandon Belt will move up a spot Monday to hit second while Brandon Crawford will move up two spots and bat fifth.

numberFire's models expect Solano to score 11.6 FanDuel points on Monday with a salary of $2,900. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Giants currently have an implied total of 4.1 runs.