Eric Haase hitting cleanup for Tigers against Texas

Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase is in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Mike Foltynewicz and the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

Haase was held out of the lineup on Wednesday in a 4-2 win over the Rangers. He will catch for Tyler Alexander and hit cleanup in Thursday's matinee while Grayson Greiner returns to the bench.

numberFire’s models project Haase for 13.1 FanDuel points and he has a $2,800 salary on Thursday. 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.