Tyler Stephenson taking seat Thursday for Cincinnati

Stephenson will take a seat after starting at catcher in the first two games of the series. Luke Maile will catch for Frankie Montas and bat eighth. Mike Ford will bat cleanup and Spencer Steer will hit fifth for the Reds.

numberFire's models project Maile for 8.0 and Ford for 8.5 FanDuel points on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Reds' implied total (4.71) is No. 4 out of 16 active teams in the majors today, while the game total (9.5) is the highest on the board. Montas has a 5.00 ERA and 3.92 xERA (48th percentile) this season, with a 22.6 strikeout percentage (51st) and 8.5 percent walk rate (46th).