What It Means:

Kieboom could see regular starts at third base after the Nationals lost Stone Garrett to a fractured fibula. Jake Alu is expected to cover left field while Ildemaro Vargas will primarily play second base, setting up Kieboom on the hot corner. He went 1-for-3 with a solo homer on Tuesday in his first game back in the big leagues.

numberFire’s models project Kieboom ($2,000) for 5.8 and Vargas ($2,400) for 6.8 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals' implied total is 3.59, second-lowest on the board, and the game total is 8.5. Jhony Brito will serve as a bulk reliever for the Yankees behind opener Michael King in the matinee. He has a weak 17.3% strikeout rate and elevated 5.43 xERA across 64 2/3 innings this season.