Houston Astros infielder Rylan Bannon is not in the starting lineup versus right-hander Ross Stripling and the San Francisco Giants in Monday's series opener.
Mauricio Dubon will return to lead things off for the Astros and replace Bannon on second base. Bannon went 0-for-6 with 3 strikeouts in two starts over the weekend. Jeremy Pena will drop to sixth in the lineup after leading off last game.
numberFire’s models project Dubon ($2,800) for 8.5 FanDuel points on Monday. Pena ($3,300) is projected for 10.3 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros' implied total is third-highest on the board at 4.78 and the game total is 8.5. Stripking has a 19.4% strikeout rate and a 42.3% hard-hit rate this season.
Source: Baseball Press