Aristides Aquino absent from Reds' lineup Thursday afternoon

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Aristides Aquino is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Alec Mills and the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Tyler Naquin is covering right field for Aquino while Shogo Akiyama starts in center and hits eighth.

numberFire’s models project Naquin for 10.8 FanDuel points and he has a $2,700 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Reds have an implied total of 3.9 runs. Mills is registering an 18.7 strikeout percentage with a 7.9 walk percentage.