Royals deploy same roster for ALCS showdown with Blue Jays
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Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost is remaining loyal to the group of 25 men that staged a come-from-behind series victory over the Houston Astros in the ALDS.
Yost is deploying the exact same roster as he did for the divisional round, taking 11 pitchers and 14 positional players into battle with the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS.
POSITION PLAYERS
| Pos | Player | B/T |
|---|---|---|
| C | Drew Butera | R/R |
| C | Salvador Perez | R/R |
| 1B | Eric Hosmer | L/L |
| 2B | Ben Zobrist | S/R |
| 3B | Mike Moustakas | L/R |
| SS | Alcides Escobar | R/R |
| IF | Christian Colon | R/R |
| OF | Lorenzo Cain | R/R |
| OF | Jarrod Dyson | L/R |
| OF | Alex Gordon | L/R |
| OF | Terrance Gore | R/R |
| OF | Paulo Orlando | R/R |
| OF | Alex Rios | R/R |
| DH | Kendrys Morales | S/R |
PITCHERS
| POS | Pitcher | Throws |
|---|---|---|
| SP | Johnny Cueto | RHP |
| SP | Kris Medlen | RHP |
| SP | Yordano Ventura | RHP |
| SP | Edinson Volquez | RHP |
| CL | Wade Davis | RHP |
| RP | Chris Young | RHP |
| RP | Ryan Madson | RHP |
| RP | Kelvin Herrera | RHP |
| RP | Danny Duffy | LHP |
| RP | Luke Hochevar | RHP |
| RP | Franklin Morales | LHP |