What It Means:

Cabrera is taking his first seat since the All-Star break after going 4-for-23 (.174) in that span. Jonathan Schoop is on DH duties for Detroit and Harold Castro is covering first base on Thursday afternoon. Willi Castro, who was recalled from Triple-A Toledo to replace Isaac Paredes (hip) on the active roster, is playing second base and batting seventh.

numberFire’s models project Schoop for 13.5 FanDuel points and he has a $3,500 salary on Thursday. Willi ($2,400) is projected for 10.1 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Tigers have the second-highest implied total (5.0 runs) in the majors on Thursday. Among the slate's listed starters, Folty is registering the third-worst strikeout rate this season (16.7 percent). His xSLG (.496) ranks in the bottom six percent of the majors on the year.