Nicky Lopez not in Royals' Friday lineup
Kansas City Royals infielder Nicky Lopez is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against left-hander Marco Gonzales and the Seattle Mariners.
The lefty-hitting Lopez will sit versus the Mariners' southpaw. Michael Massey will replace Lopez on second base and bat eighth.
Massey has a $2,300 salary on Friday and numberFire’s models project him for 9.4 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals’ implied total (3.96) is No. 12 in the majors today.
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