Jason Castro joining Houston bench Thursday

Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against right-hander Luis Severino and the New York Yankees.

What It Means:

Martin Maldonado is replacing Castro at catcher and hitting ninth.

numberFire’s models project Maldonado for 5.3 FanDuel points on Thursday, and he has a $2,200 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros’ implied total (3.59) is third-lowest out of 16 active teams Thursday.