What It Means:

Mathis will catch left-hander Patrick Corbin and bat ninth versus Astros right-hander Mike Fiers. He's hit successfully in 18 of his last 22 games. Chris Iannetta will be available off the bench after starting behind the plate on Wednesday.

This matchup sets up to be relatively batter-friendly affair (9.5 over/under, 1.015 park factor), so the Astros offer some upside for fantasy purposes. numberFire's models project Mathis to score 7.3 FanDuel points at a cost of just $2,100 on Thursday.