Houston Astros catcher Christian Vazquez is not in the starting lineup on Friday against right-hander Dean Kremer and the Baltimore Orioles.
Martin Maldonado will catch for Jose Urquidy and hit ninth.
Maldonado has a $2,100 salary on Friday and numberFire’s models project him for 7.8 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros’ implied total (4.05) is No. 10 in the majors today.
Source: Baseball Press