Royals set roster for wild card game

Published February 05, 2015

Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - The Kansas City Royals have announced their roster for Tuesday's wild card game against the Oakland Athletics.

Ace James Shields had already been named the starting pitcher for the Royals' first playoff game in 29 years, but fellow starters Jeremy Guthrie, Danny Duffy and Yordano Ventura will be available out of the bullpen.

Wade Davis, Brandon Finnegan, Jason Frasor, Kelvin Herrera and closer Greg Holland round out the relievers.

Manager Ned Yost is going with 16 position players.

Salvador Perez and Erik Kratz are the catchers, while Billy Butler, Christian Colon, Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer, Omar Infante, Mike Moustakas and Jayson Nix are the infielders. Nori Aoki, Lorenzo Cain, Jarrod Dyson, Alex Gordon, Terrance Gore, Raul Ibanez and Josh Willingham are the outfielders.

The Royals can change the roster for the Division Series if they win Tuesday.

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