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Wednesday’s Royals-Tigers lineups, pitching probables and TV info

By ANDY McCULLOUGH

rmccullough@kcstar.com
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Johnny Cueto works against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2015 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Johnny Cueto works against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 31, 2015 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Nathan Denette AP
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Here are the lineups as RHP Johnny Cueto (0-0, 4.50 ERA) faces LHP Matt Boyd (Tigers debut) at 6:08 p.m. on Fox Sports Kansas City:

ROYALS (63-42)

1. Alcides Escobar, SS.

2. Ben Zobrist, LF.

3. Lorenzo Cain, CF.

4. Eric Hosmer, 1B.

5. Kendrys Morales, DH.

6. Mike Moustakas, 3B.

7. Salvador Perez, C.

8. Alex Rios, RF.

9. Omar Infante, 2B.

TIGERS (51-55)

1. Anthony Gose, CF.

2. Jose Iglesias, SS.

3. Ian Kinsler, 2B.

4. Victor Martinez, DH.

5. J.D. Martinez, RF.

6. Nick Castellanos, 3B.

7. Tyler Collins, LF.

8. Jefry Marte, 1B.

9. James McCann, C.

To reach Andy McCullough, call 816-234-4730 or send email to rmccullough@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @McCulloughStar. Download True Blue, The Star’s free Royals app, here.

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