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Jacob Stallings catching Thursday for Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jacob Stallings is back in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series opener against right-hander Jake Arrieta and the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Stallings will replace Michael Perez at catcher and bat seventh.

numberFire’s models project Stallings for 7.8 FanDuel points versus the Cubs and he has a salary of $2,200 on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates have an implied total of 4.0 runs.