Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier will bat leadoff in Thursday's Opening Day matchup against right-hander Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs.
Frazier slashed an impressive .488/.511/.860 over 45 spring plate appearances and he's 10-for-22 in his career against Hendricks with a pair of home runs and pair of doubles. Pittsburgh's full Opening Day lineup: Frazier 2B, Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B, Bryan Reynolds LF, Colin Moran 1B, Kevin Newman SS, Gregory Polanco RF, Jacob Stallings C, Anthony Alford CF, Chad Kuhl SP.
numberFire’s models project Frazier for 10.9 FanDuel points versus the Cubs and he has a salary of $2,500 on Opening Day. Per our MLB Heat Map, the over/under in the Pirates-Cubs game (6.5 runs) is the lowest on the 13-game slate.
Source: Baseball Press