Orioles' Josh Lester sitting Thursday afternoon

Baltimore Orioles infielder Josh Lester is not in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Colin Rea and the Milwaukee Brewers.

What It Means:

Adley Rutschman will shift to designated hitter in place of Letser. James McCann will catch for Kyle Bradish and bat ninth.

numberFire’s models project Rutschman ($3,200) for 10.3 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Orioles' implied total is 4.27 and the game total is 8.5. Rea has a 4.94 ERA and 4.52 xERA this season, with a 43.8% hard-hit rate, 20.0% strikeout rate, and 9.0% walk rate.