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Twins Vs. Royals: Starting Lineups For Game 1 Of Saturday Doubleheader

The Minnesota Twins have lost three games in a row and at 30-45 remain in the cellar of the American League Central. But on Saturday they'll have two chances to turn things around with a day-night doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals.

Game 1 of the doubleheader begins at 12:10 p.m. at Target Field with Minnesota's Scott Diamond facing Kansas City's Jonathan Sanchez in the pitching matchup. The Minnesota left-hander has yet to face the Royals this season but is coming off of a strong start against Cincinnati in his last outing.

Here are Saturday's game one starting lineups:

Twins
1. Denard Span - CF
2. Ben Revere - RF
3. Joe Mauer - 1B
4. Josh Willingham - DH
5. Trevor Plouffe - 3B
6. Ryan Doumit - C
7. Darin Mastroianni - LF
8. Brian Dozier - SS
9. Alexi Casilla - 2B
Scott Diamond - SP

Royals
1. Alex Gordon - LF
2. Yuniesky Betancourt - 2B
3. Mike Moustakas - 3B
4. Billy Butler - DH
5. Jeff Francoeur - RF
6. Eric Hosmer - 1B
7. Brayan Pena - C
8. Jason Bourgeois - CF
9. Alcides Escobar - SS
Jonathan Sanchez - SP

For more on the Twins, head over to Twinkie Town. For more on the Royals, visit Royals Review. And for full MLB coverage, be sure to check out Baseball Nation.

Photographs by Micah Taylor, clairity, and Fibonacci Blue used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.