What It Means:

The Rockies are giving the left-handed hitting Blackmon a breather against the Marlins' southpaw. Elias Diaz will shift to designated hitter and bat third while Austin Wynns enters the lineup to catch for Kyle Freeland and bat ninth. Brenton Doyle will cover leadoff duty for Colorado.

numberFire’s models project Diaz ($3,200) for 10.3 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rockies' implied total is third-highest of the day at 5.32 while the game total tops the board at 11.0. Garrett has a 4.60 ERA and 1.35 WHIP this season, with a 23.7% strikeout rate and 4.3% walk rate.