With eye on weather, Royals move up Monday game time for series opener vs. Red Sox
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- Royals moved Monday’s first pitch up from 6:40 p.m. to 6:10 p.m. CT.
- All Kauffman Stadium gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Central Time for Monday.
- Seth Lugo will start for Kansas City opposite Boston’s Sonny Gray in opener.
The Kansas City Royals announced that Monday evening’s game against the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium will start earlier than scheduled due to the potential of inclement weather.
The teams are set to begin a three-game series at The K. Monday’s game was originally scheduled for 6:40 p.m. Central Time. Instead, first pitch has been moved up by 30 minutes, to 6:10 p.m. CT. All gates will open at 4:30 p.m.
Right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo will start for the Royals opposite Red Sox right-hander Sonny Gray. Lugo (3.76 ERA in nine starts) allowed five earned runs in his last outing, which came last week in Chicago against the White Sox.
The Royals return home having lost five of six games on their recent road trip. They broke a six-game slide on Sunday afternoon in St. Louis, beating the Cardinals 2-0 to close out the I-70 Series.
Boston, meanwhile, arrives in Kansas City after dropping two of three games to the Atlanta Braves. Gray has dominated KC in his career: He owns a 9-2 record and 1.76 ERA in 13 career starts against the Royals.
Monday’s Royals-Red Sox showdown kicks off a nine-game homestand for KC: three games against the Red Sox, three games against the Seattle Mariners and three against the New York Yankees.
