Kelvin Gutierrez held out of Royals' lineup Thursday afternoon

Kansas City Royals infielder Kelvin Gutierrez is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Jameson Taillon and the New York Yankees.

What It Means:

Hanser Alberto will replace Gutierrez on third base and bat fifth. This is the first time Gutierrez has been out of the lineup since June 3.

numberFire’s models project Alberto for 9.3 FanDuel points and he has a $2,100 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals have an implied total of 4.0 runs. Taillon is registering a 25.0 strikeout percentage and a 7.1 walk percentage this season.