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Saturday's Royals-Cubs lineups, pitching probables and TV info

JSLEEZER@KCSTAR.COM

Here are the lineups as RHP Yordano Ventura (3-4, 4.64 ERA) faces LHP Tsuyoshi Wada (0-0, 2.70 ERA) at 6:15 p.m. on Fox:

ROYALS (29-19)

1. Alcides Escobar, SS.

2. Omar Infante, 2B.

3. Lorenzo Cain, CF.

4. Kendrys Morales, DH.

5. Alex Gordon, LF.

6. Salvador Perez, C.

7. Alex Rios, RF.

8. Christian Colon, 3B.

9. Yordano Ventura, P.

CUBS (25-22)

1. Dexter Fowler, CF.

2. Kris Bryant, 3B.

3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B.

4. Starlin Castro, SS.

5. Miguel Montero, C.

6. Jorge Soler, RF.

7. Chris Coghlan, LF.

8. Tsuyoshi Wada, P.

9. Addison Russell, 2B.

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

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