Cleveland Indians starting lineup for July 25; Mike Clevinger faces the Kansas City Royals

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Here are the starting lineups for Saturday’s game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals. The game will feature major league debut by Indians rookie Daniel Johnson, who starts in right field and will hit eighth in the lineup for Cleveland manager Terry Francona.

Francona’s lineup card also includes Bradley Zimmer’s return in left field. Zimmer missed most of the past two seasons with a shoulder injury, but entered the club at summer training camp. Zimmer will hit ninth for the Indians against Royals right-hander Brady Singer, the 18th overall pick in the 2018 University of Florida MLB Draft.

who: Royals (0-1) vs. Indians (1-0)

WHERE: Progressive field

WHEN: 5:10 pm

IN THE AIR: SportsTime Ohio, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM.

INITIAL PITCHERS: RHP Brady Singer (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Mike Clevinger (0-0, 0.00).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

Whit Merrifield RF

Adalberto Mondesi SS

Jorge Soler DH

Salvador Perez C

Alex Gordon LF

Ryan McBroom 1B

Maikel Franco 3B

Nicky Lopez 2B

Bubba Starling CF

CLEVELAND INDIANS

Cesar Hernandez 2B

Jose Ramirez 3B

Francisco Lindor SS

Carlos Santana 1B

Franmil Reyes DH

Daniel Johnson RF

Oscar Mercado CF

Roberto Perez C

Bradley Zimmer LF

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