Lucas Duda

Lucas Duda returns for Royals on Monday

Kansas City Royals first baseman Lucas Duda is starting on Monday versus the Tampa Bay Rays.

What It Means:

Duda will return to first base and bat out of the cleanup spot versus Rays right-hander Hunter Wood after a one-game breather. Ryan O'Hearn will play designated hitter while Alex Gordon will move to left field. Jorge Bonifacio will shift to right and bat fifth, with Rosell Hererra covering the hot corner. Hunter Dozier will be on the bench.

numberFire's models project Duda to score 11.1 FanDuel points at a cost of $3,200 on Monday.