The Twins are moving Miranda onto cleanup duty and taking left-handed hitter Max Kepler out of the lineup against a southpaw pitcher. Carlos Correa will move up to hit second and Willi Castro will drop down and bat eighth.

numberFire's models project Miranda for 12.4 FanDuel points on Thursday. He has a $2,700 salary and is currently our third-best point-per-dollar value among batters today. Among qualified pitchers this season, Montgomery rates in the bottom 10th percentile with a 15.8 strikeout percentage. His xERA is in the bottom 14th and his xBA is in the bottom 6th percentile.