Pirates' Diego Castillo riding pine Thursday

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Diego Castillo is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. and the Chicago Cubs.

What It Means:

Castillo started against a righty on Wednesday, but he is being replaced in right field by Cole Tucker for Thursday's opener. Tucker is hitting seventh.

numberFire’s models project Tucker for 8.7 FanDuel points on Thursday, and he has a $2,400 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates have an implied total of 3.81 runs on Thursday.