The elements do not want this game played. First, it was rained out. Then, inclement weather in the forecast has forced it to be repositioned as a day game. Then the person who would normally be writing this gamethread got locked out of their account.
To add to all of the weirdness, thanks to the injury to Cam Gallagher, the Royals recalled MJ Melendez from AAA Omaha but will not start him today. Edward Olivares is in the lineup, again, and has gone from perennial demotion candidate to leadoff hitter. Nicky Lopez, mired in a slump, will bat ninth.