Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton (quad) returns to the lineup for ALCS Game 5 on Friday

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is in the lineup for a must-win Game 5 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros on Friday. Edwin Encarnacion is sitting.

What It Means:

Stanton returns to the lineup for the first time since Game 2 and will bat fourth as the designated hitter versus right-hander Justin Verlander and the Astros. The full Pinstripes lineup: DJ LeMahieu 1B, Aaron Judge RF, Gleyber Torres 2B, Giancarlo Stanton DH, Aaron Hicks CF, Gary Sanchez C, Didi Gregorius SS, Gio Urshela 3B, Brett Gardner LF. James Paxton is on the mound.

Our models project Stanton for 9.9 FanDuel points on Friday. He is priced at $3,500.