Dozier is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Twins, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier is hitting .226 with three doubles, a home run and five RBI in his last 10 games after going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles Saturday. Salvador Perez is the designated hitter Sunday while Sebastian Rivero starts at catcher.

Dozier went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Thursday's 6-0 win over Baltimore.

EDGE Analysis

The 30-year-old added some insurance with his ninth-inning blast. Dozier has often hit eighth or ninth lately when he's in the lineup, as he's entered Thursday in a 3-for-34 slump over his previous 11 games. His homer was his first since Aug. 18 and his 11th of the year. The utility man has added 41 RBI, 45 runs scored, three stolen bases and a .204/.278/.356 slash line in 464 plate appearances overall in a disappointing season.

Dozier isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier started each of the last three games and went 0-for-5 with an RBI, four walks and two strikeouts. Michael Taylor will serve as the designated hitter while Ryan O'Hearn enters the lineup in right field.

Dozier will sit Saturday against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier will hit the bench after starting 12 straight games, a stretch in which he hit .180/.196/.200 while striking out at a 31.4 percent clip. Ryan O'Hearn starts at first base, with Edward Olivares in right field.

Dozier went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two strikeouts Sunday against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier was out of the starting lineup for the first two games of the series in Chicago while he felt under the weather, but he made his presence felt Sunday when he delivered an RBI single that scored Andrew Benintendi in the first inning. He also plated the former Red Sox star with an RBI double in the fifth, giving him his first multi-hit game since Aug. 11. He's hitting .266 with a .766 OPS, two homers, seven RBI and 10 runs scored across 68 plate appearances in August, though he's also struck out 21 times in that span.

Dozier (illness) will start in right field and bat sixth Sunday against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier was out of the starting nine for the first two games of the series in Chicago while he felt under the weather, but the Royals never provided any indication that his absence was the result of a COVID-19-related concern. With the 30-year-old seemingly reporting to the ballpark healthy Sunday, he'll draw back into the starting nine for the series finale.

Dozier (illness) isn't starting Saturday's game against the Cubs.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier will be excluded from the lineup for a second straight game as he continues to deal with an illness. It's not yet clear whether he'll be available off the bench, but Ryan O'Hearn will start in right field and bat seventh.

Dozier will sit Friday against the Cubs due to illness, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Royals haven't mentioned any coronavirus concerns regarding Dozier, so this appears to be simply a normal illness. Assuming that remains the case, he should be back in the lineup soon. Ryan O'Hearn starts in right field Friday.

Dozier is not in the lineup Friday against the Cubs, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

EDGE Analysis

Dozier started the past nine games and will receive a breather after posting an .869 OPS with two homers during that stretch, and he'll be the odd man out Friday since the Royals are without the services of the designated hitter at Chicago in a National League park. Ryan O'Hearn will start in right field in the series opener.

Dozier went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Houston.

EDGE Analysis

After Houston took the lead in the top of the seventh inning, Dozier helped Kansas City take it right back with his blast off reliever Blake Taylor. In his last 12 games, Dozier has gone 13-for-41 (.317) with two home runs, five RBI, eight runs scored and a pair of doubles. He's up to a .207/.280/.371 slash line with 10 homers, 35 RBI, 42 runs scored and three stolen bases in 393 plate appearances, but his recent hitting suggests he's shaken off an awful first half of the season.