Dylan Carlson dropped from Cardinals' lineup Wednesday

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Joe Ross and the Washington Nationals.

What It Means:

Lane Thomas will start in center field over Carlson and hit seventh.

numberFire’s models project Thomas for 8.1 FanDuel points versus the Nationals and he has a salary of $2,100 on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals have an implied total of 4.4 runs.