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Royals go with lefty-heavy lineup for Tuesday's wild-card game

Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

The Kansas City Royals are stacking the deck with lefties Tuesday, despite Oakland Athletics southpaw Jon Lester on the mound.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas, who struggled with a .172/.241/.313 slash line against lefties this season, gets the start at the hot corner and is batting ninth.

Here's the rest of the Royals' lineup for their wild-card game against the Athletics:

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