Freddy Fermin back on Royals bench Monday
Kansas City Royals catcher Freddy Fermin is not in the lineup versus left-hander Braxton Garrett and the Miami Marlins in Monday's series opener.
What It Means:
Salvador Perez will catch for Carlos Hernandez and hit cleanup after Fermin filled in behind the plate on Sunday. Bobby Witt Jr. will take over at designated hitter.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Royals' implied total is second-lowest on Monday at 3.67 and the game total is the lowest on the board at 8.0. Garrett has a 3.58 SIERA, 23.8% strikeout rate, 5.3% walk rate, and 48.4% ground-ball rate this season.
Source:
Baseball Press
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