Liover Peguero sitting Thursday for Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Liover Peguero is not in the lineup for Thursday's series opener against left-hander Justin Steele and the Chicago Cubs.
Vinny Capra is replacing Peguero on second base and batting sixth. Peguero went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a steal in Wednesday's series finale against the St. Louis Cardinals, so it's notable to see him absent for the second time in a row against a lefty.
numberFire’s models project Capra ($2,000) for 5.4 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Pirates' implied total is 4.03, fourth-lowest of the day, and the game total is 9.0. Steele has a strong 2.79 ERA and 3.50 xERA this season, with a 35.8% hard-hit rate, 23.2% strikeout rate, and 5.1% walk rate (top 91st percentile of MLB).
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