Austin Barnes out of Dodgers' lineup against Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes is not starting in Thursday afternoon's series finale versus the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Barnes went 0-for-4 with 2 strikeouts in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs. He's currently in a 3-for-39 skid after opening the year 8-for-19 with 2 dingers and six walks. Rocky Gale is starting at catcher on Thursday.

numberFire's models expect Barnes to record 5 home runs, 24 RBI, 28 runs, and 4 steals over the rest of the season.