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Kansas City was humbled last night, but the Royals look to even the series on Tuesday against the Houston Astros. Right-hander Kris Medlen will make his season debut for the Royals; he takes the hill for the first time this year with this lineup behind him:
#Royals lineup vs. Fiers:
— David Lesky (@DBLesky) April 12, 2016
Escobar SS
Moustakas 3B
Cain CF
Hosmer 1B
Morales DH
Gordon LF
Perez C
Infante 2B
Orlando RF
Medlen P
Paulo Orlando gets the start in right over Reymond Fuentes, but the top eight hitters remain the same.
The Astros will counter with this lineup:
#Astros DH Evan Gattis is back and in tonight's lineup against the #Royals. pic.twitter.com/6oi1MOcZGo
— Angel Verdejo Jr. (@ahverdejo) April 12, 2016
Old friend Erik Kratz starts for Houston behind the plate.
The Royals haven't won a regular season baseball game in Houston since April 17, 2014. They've lost four straight regular season contests, and five of the last six if you count playoff games. Maybe Medlen will get them off the hook and turn in a quality start.
Poll
Who should get the bulk of the playing time in right field until Jarrod Dyson returns?
This poll is closed
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65%
Paulo Orlando
(67 votes) -
34%
Reymond Fuentes
(36 votes)