Sergio Alcantara at shortstop Wednesday for Cubs

Chicago Cubs infielder Sergio Alcantara is back in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against right-hander Alec Mills and the Colorado Rockies.

What It Means:

Alcantara is replacing Andrew Romine at shortstop and hitting eighth after being held out of the previous lineup. He has now started four of five games since the Cubs traded away Javier Baez last week.

numberFire’s models project Alcantara for 8.1 FanDuel points and he has a $2,500 salary on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs have an implied total of 4.8 runs and the over/under for the game (11.0 runs) is the highest total in the majors on Wednesday. Mills is registering a 20.9 strikeout percentage and an 8.5 walk percentage this season.