Royals' Sebastian Rivero starting Friday
Kansas City Royals catcher Sebastian Rivero is in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against rookie right-hander Griffin Jax and the Minnesota Twins.
Rivero is starting behind the plate and hitting ninth. Salvador Perez is batting third as the Royals' designated hitter.
Rivero is averaging 3.9 FanDuel points per game this season. Jax is registering an 18.2 strikeout percentage and a 9.2 walk percentage through his first 58 1/3 innings in the majors, with a 6.17 xERA and a .370 that both rank in the bottom 4% of the league, and an xSLG that places the rookie in the bottom 1%.
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