Michael Chavis moving to Pirates' bench Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Michael Chavis is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against right-hander Josh Winckowski and the Boston Red Sox.

What It Means:

Bligh Madris will take over on first base for Chavis while Ben Gamel serves as the Pirates' designated hitter. Greg Allen will be in right field while Tucupita Marcano makes a start in left field and leads off the order.

Marcano has a $2,300 salary on Thursday and numberFire’s models project him for 10.5 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates' implied total (3.90) is fifth out of 10 teams on the Main slate.