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Jose Altuve (elbow) back for Astros on Friday

Houston Astros infielder Jose Altuve (elbow) is back in the starting lineup on Friday against right-hander Dean Kremer and the Baltimore Orioles.

What It Means:

Altuve sat out Thursday's series opener with an elbow injury, but he will return to second base and leadoff duties a day later. Aledmys Diaz will take a seat and Jeremy Pena will move down a spot to hit second.

Altuve has a $4,000 salary on Friday and numberFire’s models project him for 14.6 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros’ implied total (4.05) is No. 10 in the majors today.

Source: Baseball Press

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