Kansas City<\/a>\u2019s role players are doing pretty well. Loftin, Thomas, and Massey in particular have exceeded expectations, and Avila has been more or less what you\u2019d expect as the, like, eighth-best starter in the org.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
But still, it\u2019s a bummer to not see Witt. At least we get to see the newly-bedazzled Tropicana Field, which looks significantly better thanks to a new roof. Amazing what a little light can do to the place\u2014some, say, rays<\/em> of light.<\/p>\nOk, fine. Sorry. Actually, no I\u2019m not.<\/p>\n
Royals lineup<\/h2>\n\nRays lineup<\/h2>\n
TBD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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