What It Means:

The Athletics reinstated infielder/outfielder Tony Kemp from paternity leave in a corresponding roster move. Seth Brown will move to right field in place of Thomas and hit third in Monday's series opener against right-hander Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals. Tyler Soderstrom will start on first base and bat sixth. Shea Langeliers will catch for JP Sears and hit seventh.

numberFire’s models project Brown ($2,600) for 10.2 FanDuel points on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Athletics' implied total is 3.69 and the game total is 9.0. Mikolas has an underwhelming 4.88 xERA this season and his 16.5% strikeout rate ranks in the bottom 10th percentile of the majors.