Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is not in the lineup on Wednesday afternoon against right-hander Tanner Bibee and the Cleveland Guardians.
Maldonado will head to the bench after he caught Framber Valdez's no-hitter on Tuesday night. Yainer Diaz will catch for Ronel Blanco and bat eighth on Wednesday afternoon. Corey Julks will serve as the Astros' designated hitter while rounding out the order.
numberFire’s models project Diaz ($2,800) for 7.8 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros' implied total is 3.84 and the game total is 8.5. Bibee has been solid in his first year in the bigs, registering a 3.11 ERA and 3.46 xERA, with a 37.2% hard-hit rate, 24.4% strikeout rate, and 8.3% walk rate.
Source: MLB.com