Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against left-hander Cole Irvin and the Oakland Athletics.
Korey Lee will start at catcher and hit ninth. Maldonado started all three games of the Astros' series against the Los Angeles Angels and went 3-for-10 with a double.
numberFire’s models project Lee for 6.6 FanDuel points on Friday, and he has a $2,000 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros' implied total (4.62) is seventh-highest in the majors on Friday.
Source: Baseball Press