Yadier Molina back in Cardinals' lineup Tuesday
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is back in the starting lineup for Tuesday's series opener against left-hander Steven Brault and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Molina is starting at catcher over Andrew Knizner and hitting fifth. Tommy Edman is up in the leadoff spot after batting fifth last game. Dylan Carlson is hitting second, followed by Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado.
numberFire’s models project Molina for 9.5 FanDuel points and he has a $2,500 salary on Tuesday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals have an implied total of 4.8 runs.
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