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Cleveland Indians (60-42) @ Kansas City Royals (39-65)
Zach Plesac (4-3, 3.50 ERA) vs. Jakob Junis (6-8, 4.83 ERA)
First pitch- 7:15 CT
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Quick hits:
- Richard Lovelady re-called from Triple-A Omaha, Jake Newberry sent down, Brian Flynn designated for assignment.
- Jake Diekman drawing trade interest from the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies.
- Adalberto Mondesi has done some light workouts and throwing per Jeffery Flanagan of MLB.com. Pain and inflammation is subsiding. He will be evaluated again on Tuesday or Wednesday.
- Alex Gordon is hitting .373 (22-59) with seven RBIs in his last 15 games.
- Junis has thrown 20 combined innings with 23 strikeouts in his last three starts. His ERA is 1.35 in that span.
Lineup:
Merrifield 2B
Gordon LF
Dozier DH
Soler RF
Cuthbert 3B
Starling CF
Duda 1B
Arteaga SS
Gallagher C
Junis P