Detroit's Miguel Cabrera resting on Thursday night

Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is not starting in Thursday's game against the Minnesota Twins.

What It Means:

Cabrera will head to Detroit's bench after Jeimer Candelario was picked as Thursday's designated hitter and Isaac Paredes was named the Tigers' third baseman.

Per Baseball Savant on 359 batted balls this season, Cabrera has produced a 8.1% barrel rate and a .232 expected average.