Tuesday Lineup, WBC Exhibitions
The Royals rolled to a 14-5 win over San Francisco on Monday. Today, the Boys in Blue host Cleveland for the first time in Arizona. The Tribe just moved into a new facility in nearby Goodyear. Zack Greinke takes the mound. He will be followed by five pitchers looking to fill bullpen spots. Today’s game can be heard on 610 Sports in Kansas City or on royals.com with a subscription to Gameday Audio. Here is your KC lineup:
Coco Crisp – CF
Willie Bloomquist – 2B
David DeJesus – LF
Kila Ka’aihue – DH
Mike Jacobs – 1B
Alex Gordon – 3B
John Buck – C
Ross Gload – RF
Tony Pena, Jr. – SS
RHP Zack Greinke
Available Pitchers:
RHP Robinson Tejeda
RHP Kyle Farnsworth
LHP Ron Mahay
LHP Jimmy Gobble
RHP Doug Waechter
Several Royals will be playing in exhibition games in Florida today as they prepare for the World Baseball Classic. Jose Guillen and Miguel Olivo will represent the Dominican Republic, which will play the Florida Marlins in Jupiter. Mark Teahen and his Canadian teammates head to Dunedin to play Toronto. Newly signed Royal Bruce Chen and the Panamanian team will face Atlanta at Lake Buena Vista. Lenny DiNardo and Team Italy will play the Nationals in Viera, while Mike Aviles and the Puerto Rico team will play Minnesota at Lee County. Mexico (Joakim Soria) and South Africa (prospect Dylan Lindsay) will play exhibition games on Wednesday in Arizona. We wish all of these players well in the WBC!
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