Myles Straw starting for Houston against Angels

Houston Astros outfielder Myles Straw is in the starting lineup for Thursday night's series opener against right-hander Alex Cobb and the Los Angeles Angels.

What It Means:

Straw will replace Chas McCormick in center field and hit eighth after being held out of Wednesday's lineup.

numberFire’s models project Straw for 8.0 FanDuel points versus the Angels and he has a salary of $2,900 on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros have an implied total of 4.4 runs.