Jonah Heim joining Rangers bench Thursday

Heim will sit for the day game after five straight starts. Andrew Knizner will catch for Andrew Heaney and hit ninth. Nathaniel Lowe will move down three spots and bat sixth.

numberFire's models project Knizner for 6.4 and Lowe for 8.1 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Rangers' implied total (3.69) is No. 13 out of 16 active teams in the majors today. Wheeler has strong marks in ERA (2.52), xERA (2.66), and strikeout rate (29.1%) this season.