Here's how A.J. Hinch lines up the Astros for Game Two against right-hander Johnny Cueto:
2B Jose Altuve
RF George Springer
SS Carlos Correa
LF Colby Rasmus
DH Evan Gattis
3B Luis Valbuena
1B Chris Carter
C Jason Castro
CF Jake Marisnick
Ned Yost will line up his boys against left-hander Scott Kazmir in a pivotal game as such:
SS Alcides Escobar
2B Ben Zobrist
CF Lorenzo Cain
1B Eric Hosmer
DH Kendrys Morales
3B Mike Moustakas
C Salvador Perez
LF Alex Gordon
RF Alex Rios
The Royals were 31-27 against left-handed starting pitchers this year. They have virtually no split between righties and lefties this year, hitting both equally. Some career numbers against Kazmir:
Eric Hosmer .391/.417/.391 in 24 PA
Alcides Escobar .290/.320/.333 in 26 PA
Kendrys Morales .278/.316/.333 in 19 PA
Salvador Perez .222/.318/.500 1 HR in 22 PA
Alex Rios .218/.246/.400 1 HR in 57 PA
Alex Gordon .176/.200/.324 1 HR in 36 PA
Lorenzo Cain .167/.259/.250 in 27 PA
Mike Moustakas 2-for-13
Ben Zobrist 1-for-7
First pitch is at 2:37. This is a pretty big game.