Jason Castro joining Astros' bench Tuesday

Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against right-hander Trevor Williams and the New York Mets.

What It Means:

Martin Maldonado is replacing Castro at catcher and hitting ninth.

numberFire’s models project Maldonado for 6.3 FanDuel points on Tuesday, and he has a $2,200 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros’ implied total (4.73) is eighth-highest out of the 26 teams available on the Main slate.