Cardinals' Edmundo Sosa at shortstop Thursday

St. Louis Cardinals infielder Edmundo Sosa is in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against right-hander Adbert Alzolay and the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Sosa is starting at shortstop over Paul DeJong and hitting eighth.

numberFire’s models project Sosa for 6.9 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals have an implied total of 4.4 runs. Alzolay is registering a 24.7 strikeout percentage with a 7.1 walk percentage this season.