Tony Kemp sitting for Athletics in Thursday matchup

Oakland Athletics infielder/outfielder Tony Kemp is not in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Kolby Allard and the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

Jed Lowrie will replace Kemp on second base and bat sixth. Mark Canha is taking over at the top of the order.

numberFire’s models project Lowrie for 10.6 FanDuel points and he has a $2,900 salary on Thursday. Canha ($3,700) is projected for 11.4 FanDuel points. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Athletics have an implied total of 4.3 runs. Allard is registering a 26.5 strikeout percentage with a 6.2 walk percentage this season.