Athletics' Cristian Pache absent Thursday afternoon

Oakland Athletics outfielder Cristian Pache is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Paolo Espino and the Washington Nationals.

What It Means:

Cal Stevenson will replace Pache in center field and hit ninth.

Stevenson has a $2,100 salary on Thursday and numberFire’s models project him for 7.7 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Athletics have an implied total of 3.94 and the over/under for the game is 8.0 runs.