Paul DeJong back in Cardinals' lineup Friday

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong is back in the lineup for Friday's series opener against right-hander J.T. Brubaker and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What It Means:

DeJong will return to shortstop for Edmundo Sosa and hit fifth after being held out of the previous lineup.

numberFire’s models project DeJong for 9.0 FanDuel points and he has a $3,000 salary on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals have an implied total of 3.7 runs.