Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez is out of Thursday's starting lineup versus the Cleveland Indians.
Cam Gallagher will replace Perez behind the bag to catch Glenn Sparkman and bat eighth versus Indians right-hander Josh Tomlin.
Perez is averaging 9.4 FanDuel points in 126 games this season, while slashing .235/.275/.443 with 27 home runs, 78 RBI, 51 runs scored, and 1 steal across 531 plate appearances.
Source: Baseball Press