Thursday’s lineups for Royals vs. Indians

For the first time this season, Royals catcher Salvador Perez has the day off. The Royals look to split a four-game set with Cleveland, with the series finale starting at 11:05 a.m. The game can be seen on Fox Sports Kansas City.

Here are the lineups as Bruce Chen (1-1, 6.60 ERA) faces Corey Kluber (1-2, 5.40 ERA):

1. Nori Aoki, RF.

2. Eric Hosmer, 1B.

3. Billy Butler, DH.

4. Alex Gordon, LF.

5. Omar Infante, 2B.

6. Mike Moustakas, 3B.

7. Alcides Escobar, SS.

8. Jarrod Dyson, CF.

9. Brett Hayes, C.

1. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS.

2. Nick Swisher, 1B.

3. Jason Kipnis, 2B.

4. Carlos Santana, 3B.

5. Michael Brantley, LF.

6. Ryan Raburn, DH.

7. Yan Gomes, C.

8. David Murphy, RF.

9. Mike Aviles, LF.

This story was originally published April 24, 2014 at 9:17 AM with the headline "Thursday’s lineups for Royals vs. Indians."