Martin Maldonado moving to sidelines Thursday for Houston
Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's series opener against right-hander Kyle Bradish and the Baltimore Orioles.
What It Means:
Christian Vazquez will replace Maldonado behind the plate and bat seventh.
Vazquez has a $2,000 salary on Thursday and numberFire’s models project him for 8.7 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros’ implied total (4.00) is No. 11 in the majors today.
Source:
Baseball Press
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