Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against left-hander Marco Gonzales and the Seattle Mariners.
Maldonado will replace Dustin Garneau at catcher and hit ninith. He's gone hitless with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks in his last 11 at-bats.
numberFire's models expect Maldonado to score 8.3 FanDuel points on Monday with a salary of $2,600. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros currently have an implied total of 4.2 runs.
Source: Baseball Press