Lineup, Back to School Drive, 50/50 Friday

Kansas City hosts New York at 7:10 tonight.  The Royals Wives are hosting the sixth annual Back to School Drive to benefit T.A. Edison Elementary School.  Stacy Meche and Katie Davies serve as co-chairs for this year’s drive.  Royals Wives and community volunteers will collect school supplies and also sell mystery bags and autographed player photo cards outside of the Diamond Club and in the Outfield Experience from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

It’s also 50/50 Friday.  Volunteers will sell $1 raffle tickets from the time gates open until the end of the fifth inning.  One winning ticket will be selected with the winner taking home half of the evening’s net proceeds.  The other half will be divided between Royals Charities and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City. 

Here’s the lineup:  (Blanco – CF), (Kendall – C), (Butler – 1B), (Betemit –  3B), (Ka’aihue – DH), (Gordon – 3B), (Aviles – 2B), (Maier - RF), (Betancourt – SS), (Davies - P)