Friday’s Royals lineup vs. the Twins

The Royals return home Friday night for a brief three-game home stand against the Minnesota Twins. Here are the lineups as Royals lefty Jason Vargas, 1-0, takes on the Twins’ Ricky Nolasco, 1-1. First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. and the game can be see on Fox Sports KC.

1. Nori Aoki, RF

2. Omar Infante, 2B

3. Eric Hosmer, 1B

4. Sal Perez, C

5. Alex Gordon, LF

6. Billy Butler, DH

7. Mike Moustakas, 3B

8. Justin Maxwell, CF

9. Alcides Escobar, SS

This story was originally published April 18, 2014 at 4:56 PM with the headline "Friday’s Royals lineup vs. the Twins."