Cam Gallagher on Royals' bench Monday

Kansas City Royals catcher Cam Gallagher is not in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against left-hander Dallas Keuchel and the Chicago White Sox.

What It Means:

Salvador Perez is catching for Mike Minor and hitting third while Gallagher grabs a seat. Jorge Soler is batting cleanup as the Royals' designated hitter.

numberFire’s models project Perez for 12.9 FanDuel points and he has a $3,200 salary on Monday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Royals have an implied total of 4.6 runs. Keuchel's xBA (.292) and strikeout percentage (14.6) both rank in the bottom three percent of the majors this season, among qualified pitchers.