What It Means:

Ibanez went 4-for-8 with a homer, a double, 2 RBI, 2 walks, and 2 runs scored in the first two games of the series. Zach McKinstry will shift to second base and bat second while Javier Baez starts at shortstop and hits eighth. Matt Vierling will swap with McKinstry and bat leadoff for Detroit.

numberFire’s models project McKinstry ($2,500) for 9.8 and Vierling ($2,700) for 11.3 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Tigers' implied total is 4.35 and the game total is 8.5. Ben Lively is expected to be the primary pitcher for the Reds behind opener Derek Law. He has been bad this season, with a 5.17 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and 21.0% strikeout rate.