Martin Maldonado On The Bench Monday
2 years agoHouston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is on the bench to start Monday's game against Patrick Sandoval and the Los Angeles Angels. The veteran continues to be a quality defender and leader behind the plate but is struggling on the offensive side of the ball so far this season. The glove-first backstop is hitting just .171 with one home run and a .496 OPS across 87 trips to the plate while striking out in 27.6% of them. He's picked it up a little bit over his last five games as he's collected five hits with a double in that time but also went hitless in his previous eight contests. Yainer Diaz will catch and bat eighth against Sandoval Monday night in Los Angeles.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com