Miguel Cabrera on Detroit bench Thursday

Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera is not in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against the Cincinnati Reds.

What It Means:

Cabrera went 2-for-7 with an RBI, a walk, and 3 strikeouts in the first two games of the series. Spencer Torkelson will serve as the DH on Thursday afternoon while Tyler Nevin starts on first base and bats sixth.

numberFire’s models project Torkelson ($3,400) for 9.8 and Nevin ($2,000) for 6.0 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Tigers' implied total is 4.35 and the game total is 8.5. Ben Lively is expected to be the primary pitcher for the Reds behind opener Derek Law. He has been bad this season, with a 5.17 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and 21.0% strikeout rate.

Source: MLB.com