What It Means:

The Cardinals are giving Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, and Willson Contreras the afternoon off. Nolan Gorman will cover designated hitter and bat second while Alec Burleson makes the start on first base. Tommy Edman will be on the keystone while Paul DeJong will return to shortstop and bat cleanup.

numberFire’s models project Gorman ($3,800) for 12.5 FanDuel points on Thursday. Burleson ($2,400) is projected for 9.6 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals' implied total is second-highest of the day at 5.52 and the game total is 10.0. Weaver has a 6.54 ERA and 1.52 WHIP this season, with a 22.1% strikeout rate and 5.7% walk rate.