What It Means:

Edman is taking over as the leadoff hitter against a southpaw while Lars Nootbaar takes a seat.

numberFire’s models project Edman ($2,900) for 10.9 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals' implied total is only 3.82 while the game total is 10.5. Fried has been elite this year with a 2.52 ERA and 2.58 xERA, 25.8% strikeout rate, 31.1% hard-hit rate, and 5.3% walk rate.