What It Means:

Romine went 0-for-4 while stranding a total of eight men on base in Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Twins, and he's gone just 1-for-16 (.063) over his last six games. Overall this season, the 31-year-old utility option is slashing .223/.290/.330 in 90 games (258 plate appearances). Ian Kinsler will replace Romine at second base on Monday and lead off the Tigers' order versus Rangers southpaw Martin Perez.

numberFire's models project Romine to record a .233 batting average in 94 plate appearances over the remainder of the year.