Thankfully, the weather in Kansas City today is cold, windy, yet — unlike last night — sunny. With last night’s series opener postponed due to inclement weather, today’s game was moved up to 1:10 p.m. to accommodate a doubleheader, with the makeup game now set for 6:10 p.m.
Chad Patrick, originally scheduled to start last night’s game, will be on the mound today. Patrick went 4.1 innings against the White Sox in his first start of the season, allowing a single earned run and five hits while striking out four. Starting for the Royals is Luinder Avila, Kansas City’s No. 9 prospect, who will be making his first career start. Avila made his major league debut last year, putting up a 1.29 ERA out of the bullpen over thirteen appearances.
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Also of note: both teams are allowed to bring up a 27th player for today’s doubleheader, but the Brewers elected not to add anyone to their roster for Game 1. Tonight would be Brandon Sproat’s spot in the rotation, but Logan Henderson was reportedly seen in the Brewers’ clubhouse this morning. He pitched three innings on March 31st with Triple-A Nashville, which means he wouldn’t be working with a full five days of rest. Even so, it’s possible we could see him on the mound — maybe in relief — at some point during the nightcap.
Today’s lineup happens to be the exact same as the lineup that was released for last night’s game. As Paul mentioned, the Brewers are going lefty-heavy against the right-handed Avila. Brice Turang, one of the hottest hitters in baseball so far this season, leads off again tonight. Luis Rengifo is hitting second and playing third base, with catcher William Contreras and designated hitter Christian Yelich behind him.
Hitting fifth is center fielder Garrett Mitchell, who had a two-run double in the series finale against the Rays. Jake Bauers, Sal Frelick, Brandon Lockridge — getting the start over switch-hitter Blake Perkins — and David Hamilton round out tonight’s lineup. You’ll notice Joey Ortiz isn’t in the lineup tonight, with the left-handed hitting Hamilton replacing him at shortstop.
Today’s game will be broadcast on Brewers.TV, WTMJ 620, and the Brewers Radio Network. As mentioned above, first pitch is slated for 1:10 p.m.
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