Michael Brantley batting second Monday for Astros
Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley is in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against left-hander Robbie Ray and the Seattle Mariners.
Brantley was held out of Sunday's order, but he's back in the lineup Monday to be the designated hitter and No. 2 batter. Yordan Alvarez is moving to the outfield while Mauricio Dubon returns to the dugout.
numberFire’s models project Brantley for 9.6 FanDuel points on Monday, and he has a $2,900 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros are tied with the Blue Jays as the heaviest favorites (-174) on Monday and the over/under (8.0) is second-lowest out of the six games.
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