Danny Valencia

Danny Valencia sitting on Orioles' bench versus Tigers

Baltimore Orioles utility player Danny Valencia is not in Thursday's lineup against the Detroit Tigers.

What It Means:

Valencia hit his 2nd home run of the season on Wednesday but the right-handed batter will head to the bench for today's series finale against Tigers right-hander Jordan Zimmerman. Pedro Alvarez will play designated hitter and bat second for Baltimore on Thursday afternoon.

Valencia is averaging 7.3 FanDuel points per game this season. numberFire's models project him to bat .271 with 14 homers, 62 RBI, and 51 runs scored in 467 plate appearances over the remainder of the year.