Chicago Cubs infielder Dansby Swanson (heel) is not in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Freddy Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Swanson is considered day-to-day after he exited Wednesday's game early with a left heel contusion. Nico Hoerner will cover shortstop on Thursday afternoon while Christopher Morel will be on the keystone and hit fifth. Ian Happ will hit third and Seiya Suzuki will be the Cubs' cleanup batter.
numberFire’s models project Hoerner ($3,300) for 10.6 and Morel ($3,900) for 14.3 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cubs' implied total is 3.94 and the game total is 8.0. Peralta has a 4.67 ERA and 4.08 xERA this season, with a 38.7% hard-hit rate, 26.1% strikeout rate, and 9.4% walk rate.
Source: Baseball Press