Isan Diaz sitting for Marlins Thursday

Miami Marlins infielder Isan Diaz is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against left-hander Blake Snell and the San Diego Padres.

What It Means:

Diaz is taking a seat after staring on third base and hitting second each of the last two games. Jon Berti is shifting to third base in place of Diaz on Thursday and hitting sixth. Lewis Brinson is entering the lineup to play left field and hit seventh.

numberFire’s models project Berti for 9.6 FanDuel points and he has a $2,100 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Marlins have the third-lowest implied total in the majors on Thursday (3.7 runs). Snell is registering the second-best strikeout rate among Thursday's listed starters (28.2 percent).