Andrew Benintendi batting fifth for Royals Wednesday afternoon

Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi is back in the starting lineup on Wednesday afternoon against right-hander Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

What It Means:

Benintendi will man left field and hit fifth after being held out of the previous lineup. Hunter Dozier will return to the hot corner and hit sixth. Hanser Alberto is absent from the lineup.

numberFire’s models project Benintendi for 10.1 FanDuel points versus the Pirates and he has a salary of $2,900 on Wednesday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals have an implied total of 4.1 runs.