Yordan Alvarez (personal) back with Astros Thursday afternoon

Alvarez will start at designated hitter and bat third after missing two games for a personal matter. Yainer Diaz will shift to catcher while Victor Caratini (quad) sits out with a quad issue.

Alvarez is numberFire's second-best point-per-dollar value among batters on the Main slate Thursday. He has a $3,800 salary and our models project him for 17.4 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Astros have the second-best implied total (5.26) on the Main slate today.