Game 129: Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians

Kansas City Royals (45-83) @ Cleveland Indians (74-54)

Jakob Junis (8-11, 4.78 ERA) vs. Zach Plesac (6-4, 3.53 ERA)

First pitch- 6:10 CT

Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Quick Hits:

• Eric Skoglund re-called from Triple-A Omaha, Richard Lovelady optioned. Skoglund will start Sunday according to Ned Yost.

• Kansas City will wear all-white for its Players’ Weekend uniform.

• Junis has allowed three runs or less in three starts in August. (18 ¹⁄₃ innings, six earned runs).

• In his last 15 games, Bubba Starling is 6-51 with 20 strikeouts. (.118/.167/.196).

• During his six-game hit streak, Nicky Lopez is batting .350 with four RBIs.

Lineup:

Merrifield (WHITLEY) 2B

Soler (EL CRUDO) DH

Dozier (BULLDOZ) 3B

Gordon (DUFFMAN) LF

O’Hearn (BROHEARN) 1B

Starling (BUBS) RF

Viloria (EL FRESCO) C

Phillips (MAVERICK) CF

Lopez (SHORTS) SS

Junis (JUNE BUG) P