Yadier Molina moving to Cardinals' bench against Atlanta
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against right-hander Touki Toussaint and the Atlanta Braves.
What It Means:
Molina is receiving a maintenance day following seven consecutive starts. Andrew Knizner is catching for Wade LeBlanc and hitting eighth on Thursday evening.
Knizner is averaging 6.3 FanDuel points as a starter this season. Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals have an implied total of 4.4 runs on Thursday and their game has an over/under of 9.0 runs. Toussaint is registering a 28.2 strikeout percentage with an 5.6 walk percentage this season.
Source:
Baseball Press
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