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Sunday's Royals-Yankees lineups, pitching probables and TV info


Jarrod Dyson started in left field Sunday for the final game of the Royals-Yankees series at Kauffman Stadium.
Jarrod Dyson started in left field Sunday for the final game of the Royals-Yankees series at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Star

Here are the lineups as RHP Edinson Volquez (2-3, 3.19 ERA) faces LHP Chris Capuano at 1:05 p.m. on Fox Sports KC:

YANKEES (22-16)

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF.

2. Brett Gardner, LF.

3. Alex Rodriguez, DH.

4. Mark Teixeira, 1B.

5. Brian McCann, C.

6. Carlos Beltran, RF.

7. Chase Headley, 3B.

8. Stephen Drew. 2B.

9. Didi Gregorius, SS.

ROYALS (23-14)

1. Alcides Escobar, SS.

2. Mike Moustakas, 3B.

3. Lorenzo Cain, CF.

4. Eric Hosmer, 1B.

5. Kendrys Morales, DH.

6. Salvador Perez, C.

7. Omar Infante, 2B.

8. Paulo Orlando, RF.

9. Jarrod Dyson, LF.

FROM THE STAR

1. Another rough outing from Danny Duffy. Blair Kerkhoff breaks down his start.

2. Sam Mellinger also wrote a column about Duffy’s issues.

3. Alex Rodriguez is a big fan of Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer.

THE ROYALS’ PLAYOFF PERCENTAGE (ACCORDING TO BASEBALL PROSPECTUS)

40.2 percent

HERE IS SOME ROCK MUSIC

"Bullets and Rocks" by Calexico.

To reach Andy McCullough, call 816-234-4370 or send email to rmccullough@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter: @McCulloughStar.

This story was originally published May 17, 2015 at 11:41 AM.

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