Austin Romine catching for Tigers on Thursday

Detroit Tigers catcher Austin Romine will start in Thursday's series opener against left-hander Kris Bubic and the Kansas City Royals.

What It Means:

Romine will replace Eric Haase at catcher and hit seventh. He's hitting .231 with a .568 OPS in his first season with the Tigers.

numberFire's models expect Romine to score 7.1 FanDuel points on Thursday with a salary of $2,200. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Tigers currently have an implied total of 4.3 runs.