Kyle Tucker cleaning up for Astros versus Athletics
Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker will start in right field and hit cleanup on Opening Day against right-hander Chris Bassitt and the Oakland Athletics.
The Astros' full Opening Day lineup: Jose Altuve 2B, Michael Brantley LF, Alex Bregman 3B, Tucker RF, Carlos Correa SS, Yordan Alvarez DH, Yuli Gurriel 1B, Myles Straw CF, Martin Maldonado C. Zack Greinke will be on the hill for Houston.
numberFire's models project Tucker to score 9.5 FanDuel points on Thursday and he has a salary of $2,800 on the Opening Day slate.
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