Eduardo Escobar enters Twins' lineup as they open series in Detroit

Minnesota Twins infielder/designated hitter Eduardo Escobar is starting on Friday against the Detroit Tigers.

What It Means:

Miguel Sano will handle DH duties and bat cleanup while Escobar replaces him on the hot corner and hits out of the six-hole in tonight's series opener versus Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez. Escobar has been out of the starting lineup for the past three games.

numberFire's models project Escobar to score 8.3 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,700 on Friday.