Drew Butera

Drew Butera absent from Royals' lineup on Thursday evening

Kansas City Royals catcher Drew Butera is not starting on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers.

What It Means:

Salvador Perez will start behind the plate for Detroit while Butera heads to the bench in tonight's series finale against left-hander Daniel Norris and the Tigers.

Butera is averaging 4.9 FanDuel points per game this season (72 games).