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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	F. FerminFreddy Fermin	S. PerezSalvador Perez	M. MelendezMJ Melendez
First Base	S. PerezSalvador Perez	Y. Gurriel Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Sitting down Saturday Yuli Gurriel Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Sitting down Saturday	H. RenfroeHunter Renfroe V. Pasquantino Thumb: Out for the season Vinnie Pasquantino Thumb: Out for the season
Second Base	M. Massey Royals' Michael Massey: Sitting Sunday Michael Massey Royals' Michael Massey: Sitting Sunday	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia	A. FrazierAdam Frazier G. HampsonGarrett Hampson P. DeJongPaul DeJong Y. Gurriel Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Sitting down Saturday Yuli Gurriel Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Sitting down Saturday
Shortstop	B. WittBobby Witt	P. DeJongPaul DeJong	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia G. HampsonGarrett Hampson
Third Base	P. DeJongPaul DeJong	M. GarciaMaikel Garcia	A. FrazierAdam Frazier G. HampsonGarrett Hampson Y. Gurriel Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Sitting down Saturday Yuli Gurriel Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Sitting down Saturday
Left Field	M. MelendezMJ Melendez	R. GrossmanRobbie Grossman	T. PhamTommy Pham D. BlancoDairon Blanco G. HampsonGarrett Hampson A. FrazierAdam Frazier
Center Field	K. Isbel Royals' Kyle Isbel: Not starting Sunday Kyle Isbel Royals' Kyle Isbel: Not starting Sunday	G. HampsonGarrett Hampson	D. BlancoDairon Blanco
Right Field	T. PhamTommy Pham	H. RenfroeHunter Renfroe	A. FrazierAdam Frazier G. HampsonGarrett Hampson D. BlancoDairon Blanco R. GrossmanRobbie Grossman M. MelendezMJ Melendez
Designated Hitter	H. RenfroeHunter Renfroe	Y. Gurriel Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Sitting down Saturday Yuli Gurriel Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Sitting down Saturday	S. PerezSalvador Perez M. Massey Royals' Michael Massey: Sitting Sunday Michael Massey Royals' Michael Massey: Sitting Sunday T. PhamTommy Pham P. DeJongPaul DeJong R. GrossmanRobbie Grossman F. FerminFreddy Fermin A. FrazierAdam Frazier M. MelendezMJ Melendez B. WittBobby Witt M. GarciaMaikel Garcia V. Pasquantino Thumb: Out for the season Vinnie Pasquantino Thumb: Out for the season

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
C. RagansCole Ragans	S. LugoSeth Lugo	B. SingerBrady Singer	M. Wacha Royals' Michael Wacha: Fires seven shutout frames Michael Wacha Royals' Michael Wacha: Fires seven shutout frames	M. Lorenzen Royals' Michael Lorenzen: Ready for rehab assignment Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 Michael Lorenzen Royals' Michael Lorenzen: Ready for rehab assignment Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
L. Erceg Royals' Lucas Erceg: Secures save Sunday Lucas Erceg Royals' Lucas Erceg: Secures save Sunday H. Harvey Back: Expected to be out until at least Sep 11 Hunter Harvey Back: Expected to be out until at least Sep 11	J. McArthurJames McArthur	C. StrattonChris Stratton S. LongSam Long J. SchreiberJohn Schreiber W. Smith Back: Expected to be out until at least Sep 10 Will Smith Back: Expected to be out until at least Sep 10 C. HernandezCarlos Hernandez K. Bubic Royals' Kris Bubic: Collects hold Sunday Kris Bubic Royals' Kris Bubic: Collects hold Sunday D. Lynch Royals' Daniel Lynch: Collects first win Daniel Lynch Royals' Daniel Lynch: Collects first win J. Taylor Biceps: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 Josh Taylor Biceps: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24