Chris Owings out of Kansas City's Sunday lineup

Kansas City Royals infielder Chris Owings is out of Sunday's lineup versus the Detroit Tigers.

What It Means:

Owings is being replaced at second base by Whit Merrifield for Sunday's series finale. He's hitless with 6 strikeouts over the past two games and just 2-for-26 (.077) overall.

numberFire's models expect Owings to hit .262 with 7 taters, 32 RBI, 39 runs scored, and 11 steals over the rest of the season.