Lineups: Meche Takes the Mound

Today the Royals host the Texas Rangers in a 2:05 p.m. (CST) spring match-up at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Ariz. Although, he’s only scheduled to toss three innings, Gil Meche makes his much-anticipated Royals debut. The game will be broadcast live at royals.com.

For the Royals:

No. 9    David DeJesus – CF
No. 15  Mark Grudzielanek – 2B
No. 11  Ross Gload – LF
No. 16  Reggie Sanders – DH
No. 32  Shane Costa – RF
No. 43  Ryan Shealy – 1B
No. 7   Alex Gordon – 3B
No. 6   Jason LaRue – C
No. 30  Alex Gonzalez – SS

No. 55  Gil Meche – P

For the Rangers:

No. 7   Kenny Lofton – CF
No. 27  Frank Catalanotto – DH
No. 10  Michael Young – SS
No. 23  Mark Teixeira – 1B
No. 9    Hank Blalock – 3B
No. 6    Brad Wilkerson – LF
No. 17  Nelson Cruz – RF
No. 15  Gerald Laird – C
No. 5   Ian Kinsler – 2B

No. 43  Kameron Loe – P

And…here’s some photos from Thursday’s Spring Training opener against the Los Angeles Angels. Check out royals.com for more Spring Training photos.

Pitcher Brian Bannister…

…third baseman Alex Gordon…

…and pitcher Joakim Soria.