Dominic Smith sitting Thursday afternoon for Mets

New York Mets first baseman Dominic Smith is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Dakota Hudson and the St. Louis Cardinals.

What It Means:

J.D. Davis is replacing Smith at designated hitter and batting seventh. Pete Alonso is making another start on first base.

numberFire’s models project Davis for 8.8 FanDuel points on Thursday, and he has a $2,500 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the park factor in the Mets-Cardinals game (0.913) is the weakest for hitters out of the eight hosting stadiums on Thursday.