What It Means:

The White Sox are giving Anderson the day off. Elvis Andrus will move to shortstop and bat seventh while Lenyn Sosa returns to play second base and hit eighth.Sosa was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday to replace Jake Burger (oblique) on the active roster. Andrew Benintendi will cover leadoff duty for Anderson, followed by Andrew Vaughn, Eloy Jimenez, and then Gavin Sheets in the cleanup spot. Hanser Alberto will replace Burger on third base Thursday and bat sixth. Seby Zavala will start over Yasmani Grandal at catcher and bat ninth.

numberFire’s models project Sosa ($2,100) for 6.0 FanDuel points on Thursday. Alberto ($2,100) is projected for 6.5 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the White Sox's implied total is 3.81 and the game total is 8.0. Lopez has a strong 3.18 SIERA, 31.1% strikeout rate, and 6.1% walk rate this season.