Royals' Michael Taylor taking seat in Thursday matinee
Kansas City Royals outfielder Michael Taylor is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Luis Garcia and the Houston Astros.
What It Means:
Taylor is taking a seat after starting the last five games. Jarrod Dyson is rotating over to center field while Andrew Benintendi and Ryan O'Hearn fill out the rest of the outfield. Carlos Santana is at first base and Salvador Perez is at designated hitter while Cam Gallagher enters the lineup to play catcher and bat eighth.
numberFire’s models project Perez for 14.5 FanDuel points and he has a $3,300 salary on Thursday slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals have an implied total of 4.0 runs. Garcia is registering a 29.4 strikeout percentage 7.7 walk percentage this season, with a 3.63 xERA and a .293 xwOBA.
Source:
Baseball Press
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