Michael Taylor taking seat Thursday for Toronto

Kansas City Royals outfielder Michael Taylor is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale versus right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and the Boston Red Sox.

What It Means:

Taylor is taking a seat after going yard twice in the last three games. Jarrod Dyson will start in center field and hit seventh.

numberFire’s models project Dyson for 8.4 FanDuel points and he has a $2,000 salary on Thursday. Perez ($3,000) si projected for 11.6 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals have an implied total of 3.9 runs. Eovaldi is registering a 22.0 strikeout percentage with a 5.0 walk percentage this season.