Royals' Salvador Perez is out again on Sunday

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (neck) remains out of the Royals' lineup Sunday against the Texas Rangers.

What It Means:

Perez has missed two straight games due to a sore neck and he will be out for a third straight on Sunday. Drew Butera is behind the plate and batting ninth against Yu Darvish.

Our models project Butera for 0.84 hits over 3.9 plate appearances with a 40.0 percent chance of scoring a run and a 41.0 percent chance of driving in a RBI on Sunday.