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Lorenzo Cain moves to RF for Game 3

MLB, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants

SAN FRANCISCO -- Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain moved from center field to right for Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night to boost defense in one of AT&T Park's trickiest positions.

Kansas City manager Ned Yost made the move Friday night with the best-of-seven matchup 1-all. Usual right fielder Nori Aoki was not in the starting lineup, while Jarrod Dyson started in center field, batting eighth.

"We've made a couple adjustments," Yost said. "We didn't scramble it up. I mean, we did, but it was out of necessity. With this vast outfield, we knew that we had to put our best defense out there."

Alex Gordon, who batted sixth in Games 1 and 2 this week at Kauffman Stadium, moved up into the No. 2 hole as the Royals lose their designated hitter -- Billy Butler -- in the NL ballpark.

With the loss of the DH, San Francisco's Michael Morse is out. The rest of the Giants' lineup is the same behind starter Tim Hudson, making his World Series debut at age 39 and after 16 major league seasons.

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