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Saturday’s lineups: Detroit at Kansas City

The Royals want to avoid a three-game losing streak as they host the Tigers on Saturday. The game starts at 6:10 p.m., and can be seen on Fox Sports 1.

Here are the lineups as Danny Duffy (1-1, 2.16 ERA) faces Drew Smyly (1-1, 3.60 ERA):

TIGERS (15-9)

1. Rajai Davis, LF.

2. Ian Kinsler, 2B.

3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B.

4. Victor Martinez, DH.

5. Torii Hunter, RF.

6. Austin Jackson, CF.

7. Nick Castellanos, 3B.

8. Bryan Holaday, C.

9. Danny Worth, SS.

ROYALS (14-14)

1. Nori Aoki, RF.

2. Omar Infante, 2B.

3. Eric Hosmer, 1B.

4. Billy Butler, DH.

5. Alex Gordon, LF.

6. Danny Valencia, 3B.

7. Justin Maxwell, CF.

8. Alcides Escobar, SS.

9. Brett Hayes, C.

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This story was originally published May 3, 2014 at 3:26 PM with the headline "Saturday’s lineups: Detroit at Kansas City."

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