Cleveland Indians catcher Austin Hedges is not in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Danny Duffy and the Kansas City Royals.
Rene Rivera will start at catcher and hit ninth.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Indians have an implied total of 4.0 runs and the Indians-Royals game is being played in the stadium with the strongest park factor out of Thursday's eight games.
Source: Baseball Press