Rene Rivera

Rene Rivera behind the plate for Cubs' game with Pirates

Chicago Cubs' catcher Rene Rivera will start against the Pirates on Thursday.

What It Means:

Rivera will give Alex Avila the night off as the Cubbies take on Pirates' righty Jameson Taillon. The veteran catcher will hit ninth for Chicago.

Our models project Rivera will collect 6.5 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,500 on Thursday.