Friday evening lineups: Bruce Chen on the mound as Royals open series against Twins
The Royals open a three-game series against the Twins on Friday night at Target Field. The game begins at 7:10 p.m. on Fox Sports Kansas City.
Here are the lineups as Bruce Chen (0-0, 1.42 ERA) faces RHP Kyle Gibson (1-0, 1.80 ERA):
ROYALS (4-4)1. Nori Aoki, RF.
2. Omar Infante, 2B.
3. Eric Hosmer, 1B.
4. Billy Butler, DH.
5. Alex Gordon, LF.
6. Salvador Perez, C.
7. Mike Moustakas, 3B.
8. Lorenzo Cain, CF.
9. Alcides Escobar, SS.
TWINS (3-6)1. Brian Dozier, 2B.
2. Joe Mauer, 1B.
3. Trevor Plouffe, 3B.
4. Chris Colabello, RF.
5. Jason Kubel,LF.
6. Josmil Pinto, DH.
7. Kurt Suzuki, C.
8. Aaron Hicks, CF.
9. Pedro Florimon, SS.
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This story was originally published April 11, 2014 at 4:36 PM with the headline "Friday evening lineups: Bruce Chen on the mound as Royals open series against Twins."