Pirates' John Ryan Murphy behind plate Thursday afternoon
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher John Ryan Murphy is in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Alec Mills and the Chicago Cubs.
Murphy will replace Jacob Stallings at catcher and hit ninth. He owns a .185 average and .463 OPS this season.
numberFire's models expect Murphy to score 3.2 FanDuel points on Thursday with a salary of $2,000. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates currently have an implied total of 3.9 runs.
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