What It Means:

Ornelas started the past two games on third base and went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts. Josh Smith is replacing Ornelas on third base and batting seventh in Thursday's finale.

numberFire’s models project Smith ($2,100) for 8.7 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rangers' implied total is 3.44, the lowest of the day, and the game total is 7.5. Gausman has the best strikeout rate this season (31.5%) among Thursday's projected starters.