Michael Brantley on Astros bench Monday
Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley is not in the lineup for Monday's series opener against left-hander John Means and the Baltimore Orioles.
The left-handed hitting Brantley will not start versus a southpaw. Chas McCormick will move to left field while Kyle Tucker returns to right and bats fifth.
Means made his season debut last week and allowed 2 home runs, a 66.7% fly-ball rate versus righties, and a 10.5% barrel rate. numberFire’s models project McCormick ($3,200) for 12.8 and Tucker ($3,600) for 11.4 FanDuel points on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros' implied total is 4.80 and the game total is 8.5.
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