Indians' Roberto Perez on bench versus Royals

Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez is not in the starting lineup for Monday afternoon's series opener against right-hander Jackson Kowar and the Kansas City Royals.

What It Means:

Austin Hedges is catching Cal Quantrill and hitting eighth.

numberFire’s models project Hedges for 7.3 FanDuel points and he has a $2,200 salary on Monday’s slate. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Indians have an implied total of 5.3 runs. Through Kowar's first 22 innings in the bigs, the rookie is registering a 16.7 strikeout percentage and a 15.8 walk percentage, with a 7.67 xERA and a .404 xwOBA.