Cody Thomas hitting leadoff for A's Monday

The Oakland Athletics will start Cody Thomas at designated hitter for Monday's game against the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

Thomas will bat leadoff for the A's tonight as their designated hitter, while Tyler Soderstrom moves to first base and Seth Brown covers right field. Breakout slugger Brent Rooker will take the night off.

Thomas has a $2,300 salary on FanDuel for tonight's contests. The rookie was sustaining a .943 OPS through 338 plate appearances in Triple-A ball earlier this season.

Source: MLB.com