San Diego Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth is back in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against left-hander Wade Miley and the Cincinnati Reds.
Cronenworth hit a solo home run on Wednesday after entering the game as a defensive replacement in the fifth inning. He is replacing Ha-Seong Kim on second base and batting seventh in Thursday's contest.
numberFire’s models project Cronenworth for 9.6 FanDuel points and he has a $3,100 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Padres have an implied total of 4.2 runs. Miley has the best ground ball-to-fly ball ratio out of Thursday's listed starters.
Source: Baseball Press