Jose Abreu absent Wednesday afternoon for Astros
Houston Astros first baseman Jose Abreu is not in the lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Kutter Crawford and the Boston Red Sox.
What It Means:
Abreu went 3-for-7 with a homer, 3 RBI, 3 walks, and 2 runs scored in the first two games of the series. Jon Singleton is covering first base in the matinee and hitting seventh for the Astros.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Astros' implied total is 5.29, fourth-highest on Wednesday, and the game total is a batter-friendly 10.0. Crawford has been solid this season, with a 3.65 ERA and 3.43 xERA, 34.8% hard-hit rate, 24.6% strikeout rate, and 6.1% walk rate. Our models project Singleton ($2,200) for 6.0 FanDuel points on Wednesday.
Source:
MLB.com
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