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Sunday lineups: Royals go for series split against Orioles

The Royals are looking for a split as they face the Orioles on Sunday in the final outing of a four-game series at Kauffman Stadium. The game begins at 1:10 p.m., and can be seen on Fox Sports Kansas City.

Here are the lineups as James Shields (5-3, 2.54 ERA) faces Ubaldo Jimenez (2-4, 4.02 ERA):

ORIOLES (22-19)

1. Nick Markakis, RF.

2. Manny Machado, 3B.

3. Adam Jones, CF.

4. Chris Davis, 1B.

5. Nelson Cruz, DH.

6. Steve Clevenger, C.

7. JJ Hardy, SS.

8. David Lough, LF.

9. Jonathan Schoop, 2B.

ROYALS (21-21)

1. Nori Aoki, RF.

2. Alcides Escobar, SS.

3. Eric Hosmer, 1B.

4. Billy Butler, DH.

5. Alex Gordon, LF.

6. Salvador Perez, C.

7. Lorenzo Cain, CF.

8. Mike Moustakas, 3B.

9. Pedro Ciriaco, 2B.

To reach Andy McCullough, call 816-234-4370 or send email to rmccullough@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter: @McCulloughStar.

This story was originally published May 18, 2014 at 12:03 PM.

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