Yonder Alonso

Yonder Alonso sitting for Indians on Monday

Cleveland Indians first baseman Yonder Alonso is not in Monday's lineup against the Detroit Tigers.

What It Means:

Edwin Encarnacion will draw the start at first base and bat cleanup versus Tigers left-hander Francisco Liriano while Alonso grabs a seat on the bench. Jason Kipnis will play designated hitter and Erik Gonzalez will cover second base for Cleveland.

Alonso is averaging 9.4 FanDuel points per game this season. numberFire's models project him to bat .262 with 16 homers, 59 RBI, and 57 runs scored in 491 plate appearances over the remainder of the season.