Owen Miller out of Cleveland's lineup for Monday matinee

Cleveland Indians infielder Owen Miller 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:

Andres Gimenez is replacing Miller on second base and batting ninth.

numberFire’s models project Gimenez for 7.4 FanDuel points and he has a $2,300 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.