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Tonight’s lineups for Royals vs. Indians

One night after an offensive outburst, the Royals return to Progressive Field to face the Indians. The game begins at 6:05 p.m., and can be seen on Fox Sports Kansas City.

Here are the lineups as Jason Vargas (2-0, 1.24 ERA) faces Justin Masterson (0-0, 4.98 ERA):

Royals (10-9)

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. Alcides Escobar, SS.

9. Jarrod Dyson, CF.

Indians (9-11)

1. Michael Bourn, CF.

2. Nick Swisher, 1B.

3. Jason Kipnis, 2B.

4. Carlos Santana, DH.

5. Ryan Raburn, RF.

6. Michael Brantley, LF.

7. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS.

8. Yan Gomes, C.

9. Mike Aviles, 3B.

This story was originally published April 23, 2014 at 3:28 PM with the headline "Tonight’s lineups for Royals vs. Indians."

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