Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is starting Game 3 of the American League Championship Series against right-hander Luis Severino and the New York Yankees on Tuesday afternoon.
Maldonado is catching Gerrit Cole and batting ninth in his first start of the series. Robinson Chirinos is available off the bench. Maldonado went 2-for-5 with an RBI in the ALDS.
numberFire's models project Maldonado for 8.8 FanDuel points in Game 3, at a cost of $2,200. The Astros are road favorites with an implied total of 4.08 runs.
Source: Baseball Press