Will Smith batting second Thursday for Dodgers

Smith hit cleanup for most of the season, but the Dodgers are having him hit second this series. He started and went 1-for-9 with a triple, 2 RBI, 1 walk, and 1 strikeout in the first two games. Austin Barnes will return to the bench after starting on Wednesday. Freddie Freeman will bat third and Teoscar Hernandez will hit out of the cleanup spot.

numberFire's models project Smith for 14.0 FanDuel points on Thursday afternoon. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Dodgers have the best implied total (6.99) in the bigs today.