Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is out of the lineup Thursday against right-hander Mike Foltynewicz and the Texas Rangers.
Jason Castro will start behind the plate over Maldonado and bat ninth. Cristian Javier will be on the hill for Houston.
numberFire’s models project Castro for 8.9 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros have the third-highest implied total (5.0) out of every team playing Thursday.
Source: Baseball Press