St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols is starting at designated hitter and batting fifth on Thursday versus right-hander J.T. Brubaker and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pujols will make his 22nd consecutive Opening Day start on Thursday in his first game back with the Cardinals since 2011. St. Louis' full lineup on Thursday: Dylan Carlson RF, Paul Goldschmidt 1B, Tyler O’Neill LF, Nolan Arenado 3B, Pujols DH, Paul DeJong SS, Yadier Molina C, Harrison Bader CF, Tommy Edman 2B. Adam Wainwright is throwing for the Cardinals.
Pujols has a $2,100 salary on Thursday and numberFire's models project him for 10.6 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the total in the Cardinals-Pirates game is tied for the lowest in the majors on Thursday.
Source: Baseball Press