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Royals vs. Mets Opening Day starting lineups

Reymond Fuentes makes the start.

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The Royals and Mets match up tonight in a re-match of last year's World Series. Matt Harvey takes to the hill for the Mets vs. Edinson Volquez.

Sunday, April 3 - 7:37 CT W L ERA FIP IP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 BABIP fWAR
RHP Matt Harvey 13 8 2.71 3.05 189.1 8.94 1.76 0.86 .272 4.4
RHP Edinson Volquez 13 9 3.55 3.82 200.1 6.96 3.23 0.72 .290 2.6

Here is how the New York Mets line up for today's re-match.

(2015 numbers)

Mets Lineup PA HR RBI SB AVG OBA SLG wRC+ fWAR
RF Curtis Granderson (L) 682 26 70 11 .259 .364 .457 132 5.1
3B David Wright 174 5 17 2 .289 .379 .434 133 0.9
LF Yoenis Cespedes 676 35 105 7 .291 .328 .542 135 6.7
1B Lucas Duda (L) 554 27 73 0 .244 .352 .486 133 3.1
2B Neil Walker (S) 603 16 71 4 .269 .328 .427 108 2.4
DH Michael Conforto (L) 194 9 26 0 .270 .335 506 134 2.1
SS Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 551 15 58 6 .265 .315 .430 104 2.2
C Travis d'Arnaud 268 12 41 0 .268 .340 .485 131 2.3
CF Juan Lagares 465 6 41 7 .259 .289 .358 80 1.0

Congrats to Reymond Fuentes who makes his first Opening Day starting lineup. He becomes the fourth starting right-fielder in four years for the Royals joining Alex Rios, Nori Aoki, and Jeff Francoeur. Here is how your World Champion Kansas City Royals line up for Opening Night.

Royals Starting Lineup PA HR RBI SB AVG OBA SLG wRC fWAR
SS Alcides Escobar 662 3 47 17 .257 .293 .320 67 1.5
3B Mike Moustakas (L) 614 22 82 1 .284 .348 .470 124 4.4
CF Lorenzo Cain 604 16 72 28 .307 .361 .477 129 6.6
1B Eric Hosmer (L) 667 18 93 7 .297 .363 .459 125 3.5
DH Kendrys Morales (S) 639 22 106 0 .290 .362 .485 131 2.1
LF Alex Gordon (L) 422 13 48 2 .271 .377 .432 122 2.8
C Salvador Perez 553 21 70 1 .260 .280 .426 87 1.6
2B Omar Infante 455 2 44 2 .220 .234 .318 44 -0.9
RF Reymond Fuentes (L)* 462 9 47 29 .308 .360 .42 NA NA

*-numbers in AAA Omaha

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