Giants/Royals lineups for Game 4 of the World Series
The Kansas City Royals will gun for a 3-1 series lead on Saturday in Game 4 of the World Series, and they'll do so with the same lineup that claimed Game 3 with a 3-2 win on Friday.
Order | POS | Player | Postseason |
---|---|---|---|
1 | SS | Alcides Escobar | 15-for-48 (.313), HR |
2 | LF | Alex Gordon (L) | 7-for-38 (.184), HR |
3 | RF | Lorenzo Cain | 14-for-44 (.318) |
4 | 1B | Eric Hosmer (L) | 14-for-39 (.359), 2HR |
5 | 3B | Mike Moustakas (L) | 10-for-39 (.256), 4HR |
6 | 2B | Omar Infante | 8-for-38 (.211), HR |
7 | C | Salvador Perez | 6-for-44 (.136), HR |
8 | CF | Jarrod Dyson (L) | 1-for-10 (.100) |
9 | P | Jason Vargas | N/A |
Jason Vargas (1-0) will make his third start of the postseason for Kansas City. The left-hander has been sharp, allowing three runs off five hits in 11 1/3 innings.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy decided to make a few changes to his lineup, swapping Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval in order while starting Juan Perez in place of Travis Ishikawa in left field.
Order | POS | Player | Postseason |
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1 | CF | Gregor Blanco (L) | 9-for-54 (.167), HR |
2 | 2B | Joe Panik (L) | 13-for-59 (.220), HR |
3 | C | Buster Posey | 15-for-56 (.268) |
4 | RF | Hunter Pence | 14-for-49 (.286), HR |
5 | 3B | Pablo Sandoval (S) | 18-for-56 (.321) |
6 | 1B | Brandon Belt (L) | 13-for-46 (.283), HR |
7 | LF | Juan Perez | 2-for-16 (.125) |
8 | SS | Brandon Crawford (L) | 11-for-47 (.234), HR |
9 | P | Ryan Vogelsong | 1-for-2 (.500) |
Ryan Vogelsong (0-0) will hope to put a poor start behind him in his last outing. The right-hander surrendered four runs off seven hits in three innings against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the NLCS.
First pitch is scheduled for 8:07 p.m. ET.
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