Albert Pujols operating first base in Cardinals' Thursday Game 2 matchup

St. Louis Cardinal first baseman Albert Pujols is batting fifth in Thursday's second game against the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Pujols will take over first after Paul Goldschmidt was announced as Thursday's designated hitter, Nolan Arenado was shifted to third base, and Brendan Donovan was benched.

In a matchup against left-hander Sean Newcomb, our models project Pujols to score 10.3 FanDuel points at the salary of $2,400.