Mike Yastrzemski News: Exiting starting nine

Yastrzemski is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Rangers.

Yastrzemski has started all 16 games versus righties since being traded to the Royals, but the left-handed batter has now been out of the lineup for all three contests against lefties. Randal Grichuk will handle right field and bat fifth against Rangers southpaw Patrick Corbin.