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.

What It Means:

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.