Albert Pujols on first base Thursday for Angels

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols is in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros.

What It Means:

Pujols will man first base and bat sixth. Jared Walsh will shift to right field and Scott Schebler is available off the bench. Justin Upton is in the lineup despite being removed from Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers with cramps.

numberFire’s models project Pujols for 9.6 FanDuel points versus the Astros and he has a salary of $2,400 on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Angels have an implied total of 4.1 runs.