Royals’ Current Record:
21-41, last place in the AL Central. They have lost four consecutive games, including the series finale against the Athletics on Sunday.
Possible Lineup:
CF - Whit Merrifield
SS - Alcides Escobar
3B - Mike Moustakas
C - Salvador Perez
RF - Jorge Soler
LF - Alex Gordon
1B - Hunter Dozier
2B - Ryan Goins
DH - Abraham Almonte
Probable Starting Pitchers:
Jason Hammel - RHP
Jake Junis - RHP
Danny Duffy - LHP
Brad Keller - RHP
Recent Bullpen Usage:
Since the two teams last played, in the Royals’ series versus the Angels, the Royals had to rely heavily on their bullpen, but for the last two days have been able to get by on individual long relief performances, and the most effective, core pieces of the bullpen are all fully rested.