What It Means:

Abreu will return to the lineup to play first base and bat sixth. Yainer Diaz will shift to catcher in place of a resting Martin Maldonado.

Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Astros' implied total is 4.96 and the game total is the highest of the day at 10.0. Manoah has a 5.86 SIERA through 12 starts while allowing 1.56 home runs per nine innings. His 17.6% strikeout rate, 15.0% walk rate, 5.99 xFIP, 8.9% barrel rate, 8.5% swinging-strike rate, and 24.5% called plus swinging-strike rate (CSW%) are all the worst of his career.