Adam Engel absent from White Sox's lineup Thursday afternoon

Chicago White Sox outfielder Adam Engel is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Carlos Hernandez and the Kansas City Royals.

What It Means:

Engel is moving to the bench after starting the past two games. Andrew Vaughn is shifting to right field in place of Engel while Gavin Sheets returns to the lineup to play first base and bat sixth. Jose Abreu is at designated hitter.

numberFire’s models project Sheets for 11.5 FanDuel points on Thursday, and he has a $2,800 salary. Per our MLB Heat Map, the White Sox have the highest implied total (4.97) out of 16 active clubs on Thursday.