Colin Moran in Pirates' cleanup spot Thursday
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Colin Moran is back in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Moran was held out of Wednesday's lineup for rest reasons. Yoshi Tsutsugo is moving to the bench while Moran returns to the lineup to play first base and bat cleanup.
numberFire’s models project Moran for 8.3 FanDuel points and he has a $2,700 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates have an implied total of 4.0 runs. Mikolas is registering a 21.6 strikeout percentage and an 8.1 walk percentage this season, with a 3.54 xERA and a .289 xwOBA.
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