Ben Zobrist

Ben Zobrist batting cleanup for Cubs in Thursday's opener

Chicago Cubs second base/outfielder Ben Zobrist is batting cleanup versus right-hander Carlos Martinez and the St. Louis Cardinals in Thursday's series opener.

What It Means:

This will be just the third time all season that Zobrist handles cleanup duties for the Cubs. He will also move from left field to fill in for a resting Javier Baez at second base.

numberFire's models project Zobrist to score 10.9 FanDuel points on Thursday.