Chicago Cubs catcher Robinson Chirinos is in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Chirinos is starting at catcher over Austin Romine and hitting seventh.
numberFire’s models project Chirinos for 9.5 FanDuel points and he has a $2,500 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs have an implied total of 4.5 runs. Keller is registering a 19.9 strikeout percentage and an 11.1 walk percentage this season, with a 5.95 xERA and a .365 xwOBA, the latter two of which both rank in the bottom 5% of the league.
Source: Baseball Press