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Tuesday’s Royals-Twins lineups, pitching probables and TV info


Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (44) throws during Thursday's baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on July 2, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (44) throws during Thursday's baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on July 2, 2015 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. JSLEEZER@KCSTAR.COM

Here are the lineups as RHP Edinson Volquez (12-7, 3.53 ERA) faces RHP Kyle Gibson (9-9, 3.84 ERA) at 7:10 p.m. on Fox Sports Kansas City:

TWINS (71-66)

1. Aaron Hicks, RF.

2. Brian Dozier, 2B.

3. Joe Mauer, 1B.

4. Trevor Plouffe, 3B.

5. Eddie Rosario, LF.

6. Torii Hunter, DH.

7. Eduardo Escobar, SS.

8. Chris Herrmann, C.

9. Byron Buxton, CF.

ROYALS (82-55)

1. Ben Zobrist, 2B.

2. Alex Gordon, 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. Alcides Escobar, SS.

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.

This story was originally published September 8, 2015 at 3:35 PM with the headline "Tuesday’s Royals-Twins lineups, pitching probables and TV info."

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