Indians' Tyler Naquin on the bench Thursday night

Cleveland Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin is returning to the bench for Thursday night's matchup with the Kansas City Royals.

What It Means:

Naquin started in center and went 0-for-2 against Buck Farmer and the Tigers yesterday. Today, Abraham Almonte will take his place and bat eighth for Cleveland.

Our algorithms expect Naquin to produce 2 hits, 1 walk and 1 RBI over only 8 plate appearances the rest of the year.