Martin Maldonado sitting for Houston's Thursday matinee

Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Martin Perez and the Boston Red Sox. The Astros appear to be giving Maldonado the matinee off. Garrett Stubbs will catch right-hander Jake Odorizzi and hit ninth. numberFire's models project Stubbs for...