Pedro Alvarez

Pedro Alvarez enters Orioles' lineup on Thursday afternoon

Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Pedro Alvarez is starting on Thursday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers.

What It Means:

Alvarez will replace Danny Valencia at DH and bat second versus Tigers right-hander Jordan Zimmerman in Thursday's series finale. He's hit 2 home runs and is slashing .308/.471/.615 with a 1.086 OPS in 14 games this season.

numberFire's models project Alvarez to score 10.1 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,400 on Thursday.