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Alex Bregman (illness) returning Monday for Astros

Houston Astros infielder Alex Bregman (illness) will start on third base and bat cleanup in Monday's series opener against right-hander Darius Vines and the Atlanta Braves.

What It Means:

Bregman will be back in action after missing three games due to illness. Mauricio Dubon will head to the outfield and Yordan Alvarez will serve as the designated hitter on Monday. Yainer Diaz will start at catcher over Victor Caratini and hit fifth for Houston.

numberFire's models project Bregman for 11.0 FanDuel points on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros have the third-best implied total (5.20) in the majors today, while the game total (10.5) is the highest on the board.

Source: MLB.com

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