Chicago Cubs catcher/first baseman P.J. Higgins is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Alfonso Rivas will replace Higgins on first base and bat sixth.
Rivas has a $2,300 salary on Thursday and numberFire’s models project him for 7.5 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs’ implied total (3.69) is No. 16 in the majors today.
Source: Baseball Press