Kyle Tucker starting for Astros in Game 1 on Tuesday
Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker will start in Game 1 of the Wild Card Round on Tuesday afternoon against right-hander Kenta Maeda and the Minnesota Twins.
Tucker enters the postseason in a 3-for-17 slide but he batted .268/.325/.512 overall this season. He will start over Aledmys Diaz in left field and bat fifth. Alex Bregman will bat cleanup. Here is the Astros' full Game 1 lineup: George Springer CF, Jose Altuve 2B, Michael Brantley DH, Bregman 3B, Tucker LF, Yuli Gurriel 1B, Carlos Correa SS, Josh Reddick RF, Martin Maldonado C. Zack Greinke will pitch.
numberFire's models expect Tucker to score 11.6 FanDuel points on Tuesday with a salary of $3,400. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros currently have an implied total of 3.4 runs.
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