Houston Astros catcher Christian Vazquez is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against right-hander Johnny Cueto and the Chicago White Sox.
Martin Maldonado will catch for Jose Urquidy and hit ninth.
Maldonado has a $2,200 salary on Monday and numberFire’s models project him for 7.5 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros' implied total (4.52) is fifth-highest out of 26 active teams today.
Source: Baseball Press