Hunter Dozier cleaning up for Royals versus Rangers

Kansas City Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier is batting cleanup in Thursday's series opener versus left-hander Mike Minor and the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

Dozier is moving up a spot in place of Alex Gordon after hitting fifth the past 14 games. He's recorded multiple hits in four of the past five outings. Jorge Soler is in the five-hole Thursday.

numberFire's models expect Dozier to score 13.6 FanDuel points on Thursday. He's priced at $3,800.