Brett Gardner

Brett Gardner in Yankees' lineup Thursday afternoon

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals.

What It Means:

Gardner will start in center field and hit eighth. Aaron Judge will be in right and Clint Frazier will be in left in place of Miguel Andujar. Frazier and Andujar have been alternating spots in left field for the past week.

numberFire’s models project Gardner for 9.7 FanDuel points and he has a $2,400 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Yankees have an implied total of 5.5 runs.