Rangers' Derek Hill sitting Thursday afternoon

Hill went 2-for-3 with a walk, a steal, and a score in his season debut on Tuesday, but then he went hitless with a strikeout on Wednesday. Travis Jankowski will replace Hill in right field and bat fifth. Josh Smith will move up and hit third for the first time this season.

numberFire's models project Jankowski for 7.8 and Smith for 8.7 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.