ALDS Monday Preview

Can the Kansas City Royals win at Minute Maid Park for the first time this year? So far the Royals are 0-4 when playing on the Astros turf but with the series 2-1 in the Astros favor it's now or never for the defending AL Champs.

1:07 pm EST First pitch.

Kansas City Royals:

Yordano Ventura (0-1 , 13.50 ERA)

1. Alcides Escobar (R) SS

2. Ben Zobrist (S) 2B

3. Lorenzo Cain (R) CF

4. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B

5. Kendrys Morales (S) DH

6. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B

7. Salvador Perez (R) C

8. Alex Gordon (L) LF

9. Alex Rios (R) RF

Houston Astros:

Lance McCullers (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B

2. George Springer (R) RF

3. Carlos Correa (R) SS

4. Colby Rasmus (L) LF

5. Evan Gattis (R) DH

6. Carlos Gomez (R) CF

7. Luis Valbuena (L) 3B

8. Chris Carter (R) 1B

9. Jason Castro (L) C

(Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

Both pitchers in the other ALDS games are making their postseason debuts. Can RA Dickey trick the Rangers with his knuckle ball and can the Blue Jays win in Arlington? If not the unlikely Rangers will advance to the ALCS. Series is 2-1 in the Rangers favor.

First Pitch is 4:07 pm EST.

Toronto Blue Jays:

RA Dickey (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

1. Ben Revere (L) LF

2. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

3. Jose Bautista (R) RF

4. Edwin Encarnacion (R) DH

5. Chris Colabello (R) 1B

6. Troy Tulowitzki (R) SS

7. Russell Martin (R) C

8. Kevin Pillar (R) CF

9. Ryan Goins (L) 2B