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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Expected back Sunday Concussion: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Expected back Sunday Concussion: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24	L. Porter Royals' Logan Porter: Sitting Saturday Logan Porter Royals' Logan Porter: Sitting Saturday	T. CropleyTyler Cropley M. MelendezMJ Melendez F. Fermin Finger: Out for the season Freddy Fermin Finger: Out for the season
First Base	N. PrattoNick Pratto	N. LoftinNick Loftin	M. DuffyMatt Duffy S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Expected back Sunday Concussion: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Expected back Sunday Concussion: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 L. Porter Royals' Logan Porter: Sitting Saturday Logan Porter Royals' Logan Porter: Sitting Saturday V. Pasquantino Shoulder: Out for the season Vinnie Pasquantino Shoulder: Out for the season
Second Base	M. Massey Royals' Michael Massey: Hits bench versus lefty Michael Massey Royals' Michael Massey: Hits bench versus lefty	N. LoftinNick Loftin	M. DuffyMatt Duffy M. GarciaMaikel Garcia
Shortstop	B. WittBobby Witt	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia	N. LoftinNick Loftin
Third Base	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia	N. LoftinNick Loftin	M. DuffyMatt Duffy B. WittBobby Witt
Left Field	M. MelendezMJ Melendez	N. VelazquezNelson Velazquez	D. BlancoDairon Blanco E. Olivares Royals' Edward Olivares: Out of lineup Saturday Edward Olivares Royals' Edward Olivares: Out of lineup Saturday N. PrattoNick Pratto D. Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Idle Friday Drew Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Idle Friday K. IsbelKyle Isbel
Center Field	D. Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Idle Friday Drew Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Idle Friday	K. IsbelKyle Isbel	D. BlancoDairon Blanco N. VelazquezNelson Velazquez
Right Field	N. VelazquezNelson Velazquez	D. BlancoDairon Blanco	D. Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Idle Friday Drew Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Idle Friday M. MelendezMJ Melendez E. Olivares Royals' Edward Olivares: Out of lineup Saturday Edward Olivares Royals' Edward Olivares: Out of lineup Saturday N. PrattoNick Pratto K. IsbelKyle Isbel
Designated Hitter	E. Olivares Royals' Edward Olivares: Out of lineup Saturday Edward Olivares Royals' Edward Olivares: Out of lineup Saturday	N. VelazquezNelson Velazquez	S. Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Expected back Sunday Concussion: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 Salvador Perez Royals' Salvador Perez: Expected back Sunday Concussion: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 N. LoftinNick Loftin M. Massey Royals' Michael Massey: Hits bench versus lefty Michael Massey Royals' Michael Massey: Hits bench versus lefty M. MelendezMJ Melendez B. WittBobby Witt D. Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Idle Friday Drew Waters Royals' Drew Waters: Idle Friday M. GarciaMaikel Garcia L. Porter Royals' Logan Porter: Sitting Saturday Logan Porter Royals' Logan Porter: Sitting Saturday V. Pasquantino Shoulder: Out for the season Vinnie Pasquantino Shoulder: Out for the season F. Fermin Finger: Out for the season Freddy Fermin Finger: Out for the season

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
B. Singer Back: Out for the season Brady Singer Back: Out for the season	C. Ragans Royals' Cole Ragans: Earns seventh win Cole Ragans Royals' Cole Ragans: Earns seventh win	Z. GreinkeZack Greinke	J. LylesJordan Lyles	A. MarshAlec Marsh

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
T. ClarkeTaylor Clarke C. HernandezCarlos Hernandez	T. DavidsonTucker Davidson	J. McMillon Forearm: Out for the season John McMillon Forearm: Out for the season C. SniderCollin Snider S. CruzSteven Cruz J. McArthur Royals' James McArthur: Notches five-out save James McArthur Royals' James McArthur: Notches five-out save J. KowarJackson Kowar A. ZerpaAngel Zerpa B. Keller Shoulder: Out for the season Brad Keller Shoulder: Out for the season J. BowlanJonathan Bowlan A. VenezianoAnthony Veneziano J. Taylor Back: Expected to be out until at least Sep 27 Josh Taylor Back: Expected to be out until at least Sep 27 A. Cox Knee: Out for the season Austin Cox Knee: Out for the season J. Staumont Neck: Out for the season Josh Staumont Neck: Out for the season J. Brentz Lat: Out for the season Jacob Brentz Lat: Out for the season