Miguel Cabrera batting third Tuesday for Tigers

Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera will bat third in Tuesday's series opener against left-hander Marco Gonzales and the Seattle Mariners.

What It Means:

Cabrera has been moved up a spot in place of Jeimer Candelario (bereavement). Eric Haase will hit cleanup and Willi Castro will bat fifth as the Tigers' designated hitter. Isaac Paredes will start on third in place of Candelario.

numberFire’s models project Cabrera for 8.0 FanDuel points and he has a $2,400 salary on Tuesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Tigers have an implied total of 4.5 runs. Gonzales enters Tuesday with a 21.3 strikeout percentage and 8.8 walk percentage. He also has the worst ground ball-to-fly ball ratio among Tuesday's listed starters.