Salvador Perez not in Royals' Monday lineup

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez is not in the starting lineup on Monday against the Boston Red Sox.

What It Means:

Perez had a huge 3-for-5 day on Sunday with 3 RBI, but he'll take a seat tonight. Drew Butera is behind the plate and hitting ninth against righty Hector Velazquez.

Our models project Perez to post a .266 average with 13 home runs and 46 RBI over 336 plate appearances remaining this season.