James McCann starting at catcher on Thursday for Tigers
Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann is starting on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
McCann will catch right-hander Drew VerHagen and bat seventh versus Pirates righty Gerrit Cole. John Hicks will be available off the bench after starting Wednesday's contest.
numberFire's models project McCann to score 8.4 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,200 on Thursday, giving him some appeal as a value play in a matchup with an over/under of 9.5 runs.
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