Royals Game Preview: September 20

Kansas City wraps up the season series with Chicago tonight.  The first pitch is at 7:10, with the contest on FOX Sports Kansas City and the Royals Radio Network.

KC’s 1-9 lineup is the same as last night, with Jeremy Guthrie on the mound.

Kansas City lineup:  Bourgeois – CF, Escobar – SS, Gordon – LF, Butler – DH, Perez – C, Moustakas – 3B, Francoeur – RF, Hosmer – 1B, Giavotella – 2B, Guthrie – RHP

Chicago lineup:  De Aza – LF, Wise – CF, Dunn – 1B, Rios – RF, Pierzynski – C, Youkilis – 3B, Johnson – DH, Ramirez – SS, Beckham – 2B, Liriano – LHP

Royals Game Notes (PDF file):  Game_149_vs._Chicago

Royals Trivia Fact:  KC enters Thursday at 11-6 vs. Chicago.  The club record for wins for the Sox is 12, set in 1973.  The Royals were 12-6 that year.  There were many years when the clubs played less than 18 times.