Kurt Suzuki sitting Thursday afternoon for Angels

Los Angeles Angels catcher Kurt Suzuki is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Reynaldo Lopez and the Chicago White Sox.

What It Means:

Max Stassi is replace Suzuki at catcher and hitting cleanup.

numberFire’s models project Stassi for 10.2 FanDuel points and he has a $2,300 salary on Thursday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Angels have an implied total of 3.8 runs. Lopez is registering a 24.5 strikeout percentage and a 6.7 walk percentage this season, with a 3.19 xERA and a .274 xwOBA.