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Lineups for Thursday’s Royals-Blue Jays game

The Royals have a chance to complete a sweep on Thursday night when they face Toronto. The game begins at 7:10 p.m., and can be seen on Fox Sports Kansas City.

Here are the lineups as Jeremy Guthrie (2-1, 4.22 ERA) faces Mark Buehrle (4-1, 2.16 ERA):

BLUE JAYS (12-15)

1. Jose Reyes, SS.

2. Chris Getz, 2B.

3. Jose Bautista, RF.

4. Edwin Encarnacion, 1B.

5. Dioner Navarro, C.

6. Juan Francisco, DH.

7. Brett Lawrie, 3B.

8. Colby Rasmus, CF.

9. Anthony Gose, LF.

ROYALS (14-12)

1. Omar Infante, 2B.

2. Eric Hosmer, 1B.

3. Billy Butler, DH.

4. Salvador Perez, C.

5. Alex Gordon, LF.

6. Danny Valencia, 3B.

7. Justin Maxwell, RF.

8. Alcides Escobar, SS.

9. Jarrod Dyson, CF.

This story was originally published May 1, 2014 at 3:24 PM with the headline "Lineups for Thursday’s Royals-Blue Jays game."

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