Sean Rodriguez

Sean Rodriguez starting for Pirates on Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder/outfielder Sean Rodriguez is starting on Thursday afternoon against the Washington Nationals.

What It Means:

Rodriguez will replace Jordy Mercer at shortstop and bat eighth versus Nationals right-hander Jeremy Hellickson in Thursday's series finale. He's 7-for-46 (.152) with 3 taters through 20 games in 2018.

numberFire's models project Rodriguez to score 7.4 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,300 on Thursday.