Jose Fermin absent Tuesday for Cardinals

Fermin was the leadoff batter in Monday's series opener and he covered second base the past two games while the Cardinals faced a pair of left-handers. Nolan Gorman will reclaim the keystone from Fermin and Brendan Donovan will return to leadoff duty on Tuesday.

numberFire's models project Gorman for 9.8 and Donovan for 10.2 FanDuel points on Tuesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Cardinals' implied total (4.43) is tied for No. 10 in the majors today.