Royals' Ryan O'Hearn starting on Thursday

Kansas City Royals first baseman/designated hitter Ryan O'Hearn is starting on Thursday versus the Toronto Blue Jays.

What It Means:

O'Hearn has hit a home run in each of his past two games. He will start at first base and bat seventh versus Blue Jays right-hander Sam Gaviglio on Thursday night. Lucas Duda will play designated hitter and Whit Merrifield will cover center field while Brett Phillips moves to the bench.

numberFire's models project O'Hearn to score 8.1 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,400 on Thursday.