What It Means:

Gordon will start in left field and bat eighth versus Athletics right-hander Jharel Cotton. Melky Cabrera will start at designated hitter while Mike Moustakas mans the hot corner for Kansas City and Cheslor Cuthbert grabs a seat on the bench.

numberFire's models project Gordon to score 7.1 FanDuel points at a cost of $2,100 on Monday, but the Royals may be limited on upside with a poor implied total (4.36 runs) in a pitcher-friendly matchup (9.0 over/under, 0.934 park factor).