No, the Kansas City Royals won't be making the playoffs in 2012, but they can play spoiler. The Royals finish up a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night, looking to take the series from the first-place White Sox.
Both Robin Ventura and Ned Yost have announced the starting lineups for Wednesday's contest, and they are as follows:
Kansas City Royals
LF Alex Gordon
SS Alcides Escobar
CF Lorenzo Cain
DH Billy Butler
C Salvador Perez
3B Mike Moustakas
RF Jeff Francoeur
1B Eric Hosmer
2B Tony Abreu
SP Jeremy Guthrie
Chicago White Sox
CF Alejando de Aza
2B Gordon Beckham
1B Adam Dunn
3B Kevin Youkilis
C AJ Pierzynski
SS Alexei Ramirez
LF Dayan Viciedo
RF Jordan Danks
DH Orlando Hudson
SP Jose Quintana
Quintana has been very good for the White Sox, going 4-1 with a 2.80 ERA and 1.10 WHIP through 83 and 2/3 innings. Kansas City's lineup will have to be ready to hit, as Quintana has only issued 15 walks on the year.
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