Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is not in the starting lineup for Thursday night's series opener against left-hander Cole Irvin and the Oakland Athletics.
Jason Castro will replace Maldonado behind the dish and hit ninth.
numberFire’s models project Castro for 9.3 FanDuel points versus the Athletics and he has a salary of $2,500 on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros have an implied total of 5.2 runs, second-most on Thursday's slate.
Source: Baseball Press