Wil Myers (undisclosed) absent again for Reds Thursday afternoon

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Wil Myers (undisclosed) is not in the lineup again versus right-hander Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals in Thursday afternoon's series finale.

What It Means:

Reds manager David Bell indicated that Myers is absent for a second straight game due to an undisclosed minor injury. “No discussion of IL at this point,” Bell said. Stuart Fairchild will cover right field again and bat eighth.

numberFire’s models project Fairchild ($2,400) for 8.4 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Reds' implied total is 4.57 and the game total is 9.5. Mikolas has a 4.77 ERA and 1.48 WHIP this season, with a 17.6% strikeout rate and 5.7% walk rate.