Washington Nationals infielder Luis Garcia is not in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Martin Perez and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The left-handed hitting Garcia will grab a seat against a southpaw. Ildemaro Vargas will replace Garcia on second base Thursday and hit eighth.
numberFire's models project Vargas for 7.7 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals-Pirates game total (8.5) is the highest in the majors today.
Source: MLB.com