Royals-A’s lineups: Paulo Orlando starts in right field
.jpg "Kansas City Royals' Paulo Orlando is congratulated in the dugout after scoring on a double by Omar Infante in the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels in a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif. Sunday, April 12, 2015. The Royals won 9-2.")
The Royals return home for a six-game homestand starting with a 7:10 p.m. game against the Oakland Athletics on Friday at Kauffman Stadium.
Here are the lineups as Royals right-hander Jeremy Guthrie (1-0, 5.14 ERA) faces A’s righty Sonny Gray (1-0, 0.59).
Oakland (5-5)
1. CF Sam Fuld
2. LF Mark Canha
3. 2B Ben Zobrist
4. DH Billy Butler
5. 1B Ike Davis
6. C Stephen Vogt
7. 3B Brett Lawrie
8. RF Josh Reddick
9. SS Marcus Semien
Royals (7-2)
1. SS Alcides Escobar
2. 3B Mike Moustakas
3. CF Lorenzo Cain
4. 1B Eric Hosmer
5. DH Kendrys Morales
6. LF Alex Gordon
7. C Salvador Perez
8. RF Paulo Orlando
9. 2B Omar Infante
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This story was originally published April 17, 2015 at 5:07 PM.