Alcides Escobar is batting ninth Friday as Royals play Mariners

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar is moving down in the batting order on Friday against the Seattle Mariners.

What It Means:

Escobar finished Thursday's game 1-for-4 with a run scored out of eighth, but he'll be moving down one spot in the order to ninth on Friday. The Royals are squaring off against left-hander James Paxton.

Our models project Escobar for 6.0 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,200.