Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is batting ninth in Friday's contest against the Detroit Tigers.
Maldonado will take over the catching position after Yainer Diaz was named Houston's designated hitter, Yordan Alvarez was moved to left field, and Corey Julks was rested.
numberFire's models project Maldonado to record 6.5 FanDuel points at the salary of $2,400.
Source: MLB.com