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