Jose Altuve joining Astros' bench Thursday

Houston Astros infielder Jose Altuve is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Kyle Bradish and the Baltimore Orioles.

What It Means:

Aledmys Diaz will move to second base and bat second while Alex Bregman starts on third and works out of the cleanup spot.

Bregman has a $3,600 salary on Thursday and numberFire’s models project him for 14.2 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros’ implied total (4.00) is No. 11 in the majors today.