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.
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.
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