Thursday lineup: Final Arizona game

The Royals have three exhibition games remaining, and all three are against the Texas Rangers. Today, the clubs play in Surprise before heading to Texas. They’ll face off in Frisco on Friday and Arlington on Saturday. All three contests will be broadcast on 610 Sports and webcast on Gameday Audio, with Denny Matthews, Bob Davis, and Steve Stewart calling the action. Here’s your KC lineup for Thursday:

Coco Crisp                    CF

David DeJesus               LF

Mark Teahen                 DH

Mike Jacobs                  1B

Miguel Olivo                   C

Alex Gordon                  3B

Mike Aviles                    SS

Alberto Callaspo            2B

Willie Bloomquist           RF

Horacio Ramirez            LHP

Other scheduled pitchers:

Kyle Farnsworth             RHP

Juan Cruz                      RHP

Roman Colon                 RHP