Milwaukee Brewers catcher Omar Narvaez is in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Tyler Mahle and the Cincinnati Reds.
Narvaez was held out of the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the New York Mets. He is replacing Manny Pina behind the plate Thursday and hitting cleanup.
numberFire’s models project Narvaez for 10.5 FanDuel points and he has a $2,600 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Brewers have an implied total of 4.3 runs. Among Thursday's listed starters, Mahle is registering the third-best strikeout rate this season (29.9 percent).
Source: Baseball Press