Miguel Cabrera batting cleanup Friday for Detroit

Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against left-hander Kris Bubic and the Kansas City Royals.

What It Means:

Cabrera was given a breather on Thursday. He is returning to first base in place of Harold Castro and hitting cleanup on Friday.

numberFire’s models project Cabrera for 8.5 FanDuel points and he has a $2,600 salary on Friday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Tigers have an implied total of 5.2 runs. Among qualified pitchers this season, Bubic's xwOBA (.363) and xERA (5.80) both rank in the bottom eighth percentile.