Kurt Suzuki starting for Angels against Athletics

Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki is in the starting lineup for Thursday night's series opener against right-hander Chris Bassitt and the Oakland Athletics.

What It Means:

Suzuki will catch Shohei Ohtani and hit seventh. Drew Butera should be available off the bench after starting on Wednesday over Suzuki.

numberFire’s models project Suzuki for 7.0 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Angels have an implied total of 3.4 runs.