Encarnacion will sit for the first time this series. He is being replaced in the designated hitter role by Giancarlo Stanton who is batting cleanup versus right-hander Justin Verlander and the Astros.

Encarnacion is batting .067 in the ALCS with 1 hit in 15 at-bats.

Stanton returns to the lineup for the first time since Game 2 and will bat fourth as the designated hitter versus right-hander Justin Verlander and the Astros. The full Pinstripes lineup: DJ LeMahieu 1B, Aaron Judge RF, Gleyber Torres 2B, Giancarlo Stanton DH, Aaron Hicks CF, Gary Sanchez C, Didi Gregorius SS, Gio Urshela 3B, Brett Gardner LF. James Paxton is on the mound.

Our models project Stanton for 9.9 FanDuel points on Friday. He is priced at $3,500.

Chirinos is catching Zack Greinke and hitting eighth while Martin Maldonado sits. He's 2-for-16 (.125) this postseason. The Astros' full Game 4 lineup: George Springer CF, Jose Altuve 2B, Michael Brantley LF, Alex Bregman 3B, Yuli Gurriel 1B, Yordan Alvarez DH, Carlos Correa SS, Chirinos C, Josh Reddick RF.

numberFire's models project Chirinos for 9.4 FanDuel points in Game 4. He's priced at $4,000. The Astros have an implied total of 3.98 runs as road underdogs.

Stanton is still working through a right quad issue. Yankees manager Aaron Boone believes Stanton might be able to play designated hitter in Game 5 on Friday. The full Pinstripes lineup: DJ LeMahieu 1B, Aaron Judge RF, Aaron Hicks CF, Gleyber Torres 2B, Edwin Encarnacion DH, Brett Gardner LF, Gary Sanchez C, Gio Urshela 3B, Didi Gregorius SS. Masahiro Tanaka is toeing the rubber.

The Yankees are home favorites with an implied total of 4.52 runs. The over/under is 8.5 runs.

Greinke will start in Game 4 after receiving normal rest due to today's rainout. Houston's veteran has struggled this postseason, allowing 9 earned runs in 9.2 innings pitched.

Our models project Greinke for 22.1 FanDuel points on Thursday.