Royals sit Salvador Perez for Sunday's game
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez will take a seat against the Indians on Sunday.
What It Means:
It's a day game after a night game for the Royals so Perez will get the day off. Veteran backstop Drew Butera will slot in for Perez behind the plate and hit ninth.
numberFire's models project Perez for a .766 OPS with 4 home runs, 15 RBI and 12 runs scored over 107 plate appearances remaining this season.
Source:
Baseball Press
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