The New York Red Bulls will start Connor Lade and Kyle Duncan on defense, alongside Tim Parker and Amro Tarek, against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.
Lade and Duncan start as New York is without four players on international duty.
Sean Davis and Marc Rzatkowski start in the defensive midfield, while Daniel Royer, Kaku and Alex Muyl are in the attacking midfield.
Brian White starts at forward, while Luis Robles captains the team and starts in goal.
Head Coach Chris Armas will have Marcus Epps, Sean Nealis, Omir Fernandez, Cristian Casseres Jr.