Tyler Heineman on Pirates' bench Tuesday

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Tyler Heineman is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against right-hander Matt Swarmer and the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Michael Perez is starting at catcher over Heineman and hitting eighth.

numberFire’s models project Perez for 6.6 FanDuel points on Tuesday, and he has a $2,000 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates’ implied total (4.92) is the seventh-highest in the majors on Tuesday.