Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is in the starting lineup for Game 5 against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
Maldonado will catch for right-hander Justin Verlander on Thursday and bat ninth versus right-hander Noah Syndergaard and the Phillies. Christian Vazquez returns to the bench.
numberFire's models project Maldonado for 8.5 FanDuel points on Thursday.
Source: Baseball Press