Jose Altuve leading off for Astros in Game 1 of ALDS

Houston Astros infielder Jose Altuve will start at second base and lead off the order in Game 1 of the ALDS on Tuesday against right-hander Logan Gilbert and the Seattle Mariners.

What It Means:

Here is the Astros' full lineup for Game 1 on Tuesday: Altuve 2B, Jeremy Pena SS, Yordan Alvarez LF, Alex Bregman 3B, Kyle Tucker RF, Yuli Gurriel 1B, Trey Mancini DH, Chas McCormick CF, and Martin Maldonado C.

Altuve is numberFire's highest-projected batter on Tuesday (15.4 FanDuel points) and he has a $4,200 salary on the Main slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros’ implied total (3.82) is fourth out of the eight playoff teams today. During the regular season, Gilbert posted a 22.7% strikeout rate and gave up a 39.1% fly-ball rate.