What It Means:

Alvarez will catch for Kodai Senga and bat ninth in a day game after a night game as he makes a fifth straight start. The Mets placed catcher Tomas Nido on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, retroactive to May 7, with dry eye syndrome. Michael Perez replaced Nido on the active roster.

numberFire’s models project Alvarez ($2,500) for 9.4 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Mets' implied total is the highest of the day at 6.01 while the game total is also the highest at 10.5.