Michael Papierski riding Reds' pine in Thursday matinee

Cincinnati Reds catcher Michael Papierski is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Daniel Castano and the Miami Marlins.

What It Means:

Papierski started the past four games and went 1-for-11 with a run scored, a walk, and five strikeouts. Mark Kolozsvary will catch for Graham Ashcraft and hit ninth.

Kolozsvary has a $2,000 salary on Thursday and numberFire’s models project him for 6.1 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Reds’ implied total (4.97) is fifth-highest out of 20 active teams Thursday.