Guillermo Heredia grabbing seat Thursday for Braves

Atlanta Braves outfielder Guillermo Heredia is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Vladimir Gutierrez and the Cincinnati Reds.

What It Means:

Joc Pederson is playing center field in place of Heredia and hitting seventh.

numberFire’s models project Pederson for 12.7 FanDuel points and he has a $2,900 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Braves have an implied total of 5.3 runs. Gutierrez is registering a 16.6 strikeout percentage (bottom 9% of the league) and a 9.9 walk percentage this season.