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.
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.
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