Max Schrock sitting Thursday for Cincinnati

Cincinnati Reds infielder Max Schrock is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against left-hander Patrick Corbin and the Washington Nationals.

What It Means:

Schrock is sitting against the Nationals' southpaw. Delino DeShields is replacing Schrock in left field and hitting seventh.

numberFire’s models project DeShields for 7.9 FanDuel points and he has a $2,100 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Reds have an implied total of 5.2 runs. Corbin is registering an 18.2 strikeout percentage and a 7.6 walk percentage this season, with a 5.91 xERA and a .363 xwOBA.