Olivo's hot hitting, Monday lineup

Hopefully you had a chance to watch some of the World Baseball Classic this weekend. Kansas City catcher Miguel Olivo slammed a pair of home runs as the Dominican Republic rebounded from a loss to the Netherlands with a 9-0 rout of Panama.

On the Spring Training front, Kansas City plated all of their runs in the first inning yesterday en route to a 7-1 win over Milwaukee. Today’s game is against the Cubs at HoHoKam Park in Mesa. The contest will air on 610 Sports in Kansas City and on royals.com with a subscription to Gameday Audio. Here’s the lineup:

Mitch Maier – CF
Willie Bloomquist – 2B
Shane Costa – LF
Mike Jacobs – 1B
Billy Butler – DH
Alex Gordon – 3B
John Buck – C
Ross Gload – RF
Tony Pena, Jr. – SS
Brian Bannister – RHP

Available Pitchers:
Luke Hochevar – RHP
Kyle Farnsworth – RHP
Joel Peralta – RHP

Photo credit – Fernando Llano/AP