Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Oneil Cruz (face) is in the starting lineup versus right-hander Lucas Giolito and the Chicago White Sox in Friday afternoon's series opener.
Cruz left Wednesday's game with a facial injury, but he is ready to play shortstop and lead off the Pirates' order Friday afternoon. He is 6-for-23 (.261) with a home run, a double, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored this season.
numberFire’s models project Cruz ($3,500) for 8.6 FanDuel points on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates' implied total is 4.02 and the game total is 8.5.
Source: Baseball Press