Cincinnati Reds (4-7) @ Kansas City Royals (8-5)
First Pitch- 2:05 CT
Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona
Vladimir Gutierrez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Ian Kennedy (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
The Royals will look to make it two straight following Thursday’s walk-off win over the Angels in Surprise. The club remains tied for second with Seattle in the Cactus league, boasting their record of 8-5, 0.5 games back of the front-running Angels and Padres. Entering Friday, only 20 days stand between fans and regular season baseball.
Quick Hits:
- Billy Hamilton returns to lead-off spot
- Khalil Lee gets his first start at DH this spring
- Meibrys Viloria is leading in at-bats (12), average (.