Rangers' Nick Solak in cleanup spot for Opening Day

Texas Rangers infielder/outfielder Nick Solak will start on second base and bat cleanup on Thursday against right-hander Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals.

What It Means:

The Rangers' full Opening Day lineup: Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS, David Dahl LF, Joey Gallo RF, Solak 2B, Nate Lowe 1B, Brock Holt 3B, Eli White DH, Leody Taveras CF, Jose Trevino C. Kyle Gibson will pitch for Texas.

numberFire’s models project Solak for 10.8 FanDuel points versus the Padres and he has a salary of $2,700 on Opening Day. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals' implied total is 3.7 runs on Thursday's 13-game slate.