Martin Maldonado catching for Kansas City in Thursday's opener

Kansas City Royals catcher Martin Maldonado is starting in Thursday's series opener against right-hander Jake Odorizzi and the Minnesota Twins.

What It Means:

Maldonado is catching Glenn Sparkman and batting eighth. Cam Gallagher is out of the lineup.

numberFire's models expect Maldonado to score 6.9 FanDuel points on Thursday. He's priced at $2,400.