The streak is dead! Long live the streak!

The Royals' pregame lineup for Friday night's game in Houston shows Alcides Escboar in center field. Yep, Escobar is moving from shortstop to center for the contest.

Nick Kappel, the Royals' communications and broadcasting coordinator noted on Twitter that "Escobar's consecutive starts at SS will end at 407, the longest streak since Cal Ripken Jr. (2,216). But Esky's streak of starts at any position continues to be the longest since Miguel Tejada (558) from 2004-07."

Maybe a change of scenery will help Escobar.

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