Following is the lineup manager Jim Leyland jotted down for Monday's series opener in Kansas City, which represented the Tigers' first night game of 2012 (8:10 p.m. EDT — TV: FOX Sports Detroit; Radio: 97.1 [WXYT-FM])
PITCHERS:
DET: Justin Verlander, RHP (0-1, 2.20 ERA)
KC: Danny Duffy, LHP (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

DETROIT (6-3)
Austin Jackson, CF (R)
(.412 AVG, 10R, 3-2B, 3 RBI, .512 OBP — vs. DD: 7 AB, .143, 1-2B)
Brennan Boesch, RF (L)
(.243 AVG, 2R, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 5K — vs. DD: 0-for-2, BB)
Miguel Cabrera, 3B (R)
(.242 AVG, 7R, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .545 SLG — vs. DD: 8 AB, .375, 2-2B)
Prince Fielder, 1B (L)
(.353 AVG, 7R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .559 SLG — has not faced Duffy)
Delmon Young, DH (R)
(.310 AVG, 3R, 3 RBI, 7K — vs. DD: 5 AB, .400, 1-2B, 2K)
Ryan Raburn, LF (R)
(.074 AVG, 2R, 2BB, 6K — vs. DD: 5 AB, .400, 1-2B, 1 HR)
Jhonny Peralta, SS (R)
(.273 AVG, 4R, 3BB, 4 RBI, 7K — vs. DD: 0-for-6)
Alex Avila, C (L)
(.320 AVG, 6R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .680 SLG — vs. DD: 0-for-5)
Brandon Inge, 2B (R)
(.000 [0-for-3] — vs. DD: 0-for-3)

Duffy career vs. Tigers: 3 starts, 0-2, 16.0 IP, 15 H, 10 ER, 5.63 ERA, 1.375 WHIP

ROYALS:
Alex Gordon, LF (L)
(.118 AVG, 3 RBI, 1 HR — vs. JV: .30 AB, 133, 1-2B, 1 HR, 11K)
Chris Getz, 2B (L)
(.333 AVG, 3 RBI, 2 EBH — vs. JV: 16 AB, .313, 1 BB, 1 K)
Eric Hosmer, 1B (L)
(.216 AVG, 7 RBI, 2 HR — vs. JV: 8 AB, .125, 2K)
Billy Butler, DH (R)
(.287 AVG, 8 RBI, 5-2B — vs. JV: 39 AB, .359, 2HR, 4-2B, 5 RBI)
Jeff Francoeur, RF (R)
(.286 AVG, 2-2B, 2 RBI — vs. JV: 13 AB, .385, 1-2B, 1 HR)
Mike Moustakas, 3B (L)
(.258 AVG, 5-2B, 6 RBI — vs. JV: 5 AB, .200, 1 BB, 1K)
Humberto Quintero, C (R)
(.333 AVG, 3-2B, 1 RBI — has never faced JV)
Mitch Maier, CF (L)
(.167 AVG, 1 HR, 3 K — vs. JV: 8 AB, .125, 4K)
Alcides Escobar, SS (R)
(.265 AVG, 2 RBI, 2-2B — vs. JV: 8 AB, .125, 1 BB)


Verlander career vs. Royals: 19 starts, 13-2, 124.0 IP, 2.40 ERA, 118 K, 1.073 WHIP, 8.6 K/9