Dozier will start in left field and bat seventh Friday against the Red Sox.

EDGE Analysis

The 31-year-old was originally absent from Friday's lineup but will join the starting nine after Drew Waters was scratched with a sore ankle. Dozier is hitless in eight games since Sept. 3, having gone 0-for-16 with a walk, a run and seven strikeouts.

Dozier isn't starting Friday against the Red Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier is on the bench for a second consecutive matchup after going 0-for-16 with a run, a walk and seven strikeouts over his last eight games. Drew Waters will start in right field and bat eighth.

Dozier isn't starting Thursday against the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier has gone 0-for-16 with a run, a walk and seven strikeouts over his last eight games and will retreat to the bench for the fifth time in the last nine matchups. Kyle Isbel is starting in right field and batting eighth.

Dozier is not in the lineup Tuesday against Minnesota, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

With Dozier on the bench, Kyle Isbel will start the game in right field and bat seventh.

Dozier isn't starting Saturday against the Tigers.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier has gone just 2-for-19 with a double, two runs and six strikeouts since the start of September, and he'll head to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Kyle Isbel is starting in right field and batting eighth.

Dozier isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Cleveland.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier is out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games after he went 0-for-8 with two strikeouts over the last three matchups. Nate Eaton will start in right field and bat sixth.

Dozier isn't in the lineup Monday against Cleveland.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier started the last three games and went 2-for-13 with a double, two runs and three strikeouts. He'll get a breather while Drew Waters starts in right field and bats eighth.

Dozier is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

After going 7-for-19 with three runs, two stolen bases and an RBI while starting in each of the past four games, Dozier will retreat to the bench for the series finale in Chicago. He'll cede his spot in the lineup to Brent Rooker, who serves as Kansas City's designated hitter and No. 7 batter.

Dozier went 4-for-6 with a double and three runs scored in a 15-7 win over the Padres on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier joined in on an offensive outburst off Sean Manaea and Josh Hader with four hits of his own. It was his third game with at least four hits this season and the performance lifted his season-long average to .246. Dozier came into the game slashing .169/.217/.215 over the month of August even though his 2022 numbers are comparable to his career standard. Like many players, Dozier's best offensive season came in 2019. He hit .279 with 26 home runs that year.

Dozier is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Padres, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier is 2-for-23 over his past six games and will head to the bench for Friday's contest. Drew Waters will start in right field and bat eighth in the series opener.