MLB Starting Lineups for Sunday, Pitching Matchups & Players to Watch | 27 April 2025
Sunday's MLB action features a full slate of games with some intriguing pitching battles and some notable players to watch. The New York Yankees host the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, with Max Fried (4-0, 1.42 ERA) up against Kevin Gausman (2-2, 3.16 ERA) in Game 2.
Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox will send Brayan Bello (1-0, 1.80 ERA) to face the Cleveland Guardians' Logan Allen (1-1, 2.11 ERA) at Progressive Field.
Key players to watch are Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, who continues to lead the lineup, and Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., whose explosive bat puts him on highlight reels. In the Dodgers-Pirates game, keep an eye on Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds.
With the high-scoring games along with All-Star players, today's games have all the ingredients for action-packed baseball.
New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals
New York Mets (Away Team):
SS Francisco Lindor
RF Juan Soto
1B Pete Alonso
3B Mark Vientos
LF Brandon Nimmo
DH Starling Marte
C Francisco Alvarez
CF Tyrone Taylor
2B Luisangel Acuña
SP: Tylor Megill
Washington Nationals (Home Team):
SS CJ Abrams
LF James Wood
2B Luis García
C Keibert Ruiz
1B Nathaniel Lowe
DH Josh Bell
RF Dylan Crews
3B Jose Tena
CF Jacob Young
SP: Mitchell Parker
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays (Away Team):
SS Bo Bichette
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
DH Anthony Santander
2B Andrés Giménez
RF George Springer
C Alejandro Kirk
LF Alan Roden
3B Ernie Clement
CF Nathan Lukes
SP: Kevin Gausman
New York Yankees (Home Team):
DH Ben Rice
RF Aaron Judge
CF Cody Bellinger
1B Paul Goldschmidt
2B Jazz Chisholm Jr.
SS Anthony Volpe
C Austin Wells
LF Jasson Dominguez
3B Oswald Cabrera
SP: Max Fried
Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians
Boston Red Sox (Away Team):
LF Jarren Duran
DH Rafael Devers
3B Alex Bregman
RF Rob Refsnyder
SS Trevor Story
1B Romy Gonzalez
2B Kody Campbell
C Omar Narvaez
CF Ceddanne Rafaela
SP: Brayan Bello
Cleveland Guardians (Home Team):
LF Steven Kwan
RF Nolan Jones
3B Jose Ramirez
DH Kyle Manzardo
1B Carlos Santana
2B Gabriel Arias
CF Angel Martinez
C Bo Naylor
SS Brayan Rocchio
SP: Logan Allen
Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles (Away Team):
SS Gunnar Henderson
DH Adley Rutschman
3B Jordan Westburg
RF Dylan Carlson
1B Ryan Mountcastle
LF Ramón Laureano
C Gary Sánchez
2B Ramón Urías
CF Jorge Mateo
SP: Dean Kremer
Detroit Tigers (Home Team):
2B Gleyber Torres
RF Kerry Carpenter
DH Spencer Torkelson
LF Riley Greene
1B Colt Keith
C Dillon Dingler
3B Jace Jung
SS Trey Sweeney
CF Javier Báez
SP: Tarik Skubal
Los Angeles Angels vs. Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Angels (Away Team):
LF Taylor Ward
3B Luis Rengifo
RF Mike Trout
DH Jorge Soler
C Logan O'Hoppe
1B Nolan Schanuel
SS Zach Neto
2B Kyren Paris
CF Jo Adell
SP: José Soriano
Minnesota Twins (Home Team):
2B Edouard Julien
CF Byron Buxton
RF Trevor Larnach
SS Carlos Correa
1B Ty France
C Ryan Jeffers
3B Brooks Lee
LF Harrison Bader
DH Jonah Bride
SP: Joe Ryan
Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals
Houston Astros (Away Team):
LF Jose Altuve
3B Isaac Paredes
DH Yordan Alvarez
1B Christian Walker
C Yainer Diaz
SS Jeremy Peña
RF Cam Smith
CF Jake Meyers
2B Mauricio Dubón
SP: Hunter Brown
Kansas City Royals (Home Team):
3B Jonathan India
SS Bobby Witt Jr.
1B Vinnie Pasquantino
C Salvador Perez
2B Maikel Garcia
DH Michael Massey
RF Hunter Renfroe
LF Drew Waters
CF Kyle Isbel
SP: Kris Bubic
Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers (Away Team):
2B Brice Turang
LF Jackson Chourio
DH Christian Yelich
C William Contreras
CF Sal Frelick
1B Rhys Hoskins
RF Jake Bauers
SS Joey Ortiz
3B Caleb Durbin
SP: José Quintana
St. Louis Cardinals (Home Team):
LF Lars Nootbaar
DH Luken Baker
1B Willson Contreras
3B Nolan Arenado
SS Brendan Donovan
RF Jordan Walker
C Pedro Pagés
CF Victor Scott II
2B Thomas Saggese
SP: Erick Fedde
Cincinnati Reds vs. Colorado Rockies
Cincinnati Reds (Away Team):
CF TJ Friedl
2B Matt McLain
SS Elly De La Cruz
DH Austin Hays
LF Gavin Lux
3B Noelvi Marte
RF Jake Fraley
1B Spencer Steer
C Jose Trevino
SP: Nick Lodolo
Colorado Rockies (Home Team):
CF Brenton Doyle
SS Kyle Farmer
3B Ryan McMahon
DH Hunter Goodman
1B Michael Toglia
C Jacob Stallings
RF Sean Bouchard
LF Jordan Beck
2B Adael Amador
SP: Ryan Feltner
Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics
Chicago White Sox (Away Team):
RF Joshua Palacios
CF Luis Robert Jr.
DH Andrew Benintendi
1B Andrew Vaughn
C Edgar Quero
2B Lenyn Sosa
3B Michael Vargas
LF Brooks Baldwin
SS Jacob Amaya
SP: Davis Martin
Oakland Athletics (Home Team):
RF Lawrence Butler
LF Brent Rooker
DH Tyler Soderstrom
C Shea Langeliers
CF JJ Bleday
SS Jacob Wilson
1B Nick Kurtz
3B Gio Urshela
2B Luis Urías
SP: Osvaldo Bido
Texas Rangers vs. San Francisco Giants
Texas Rangers (Away Team):
SS Josh Smith
LF Wyatt Langford
DH Joc Pederson
RF Adolis García
2B Marcus Semien
3B Josh Jung
C Jonah Heim
1B Jake Burger
CF Leody Taveras
SP: Jack Leiter
San Francisco Giants (Home Team):
RF Mike Yastrzemski
SS Willy Adames
CF Jung Hoo Lee
3B Matt Chapman
LF Heliot Ramos
1B LaMonte Wade Jr.
DH Wilmer Flores
C Patrick Bailey
2B Tyler Fitzgerald
SP: Jordan Hicks
Miami Marlins vs. Seattle Mariners
Miami Marlins (Away Team):
SS Xavier Edwards
LF Jesús Sánchez
RF Kyle Stowers
1B Matt Mervis
3B Connor Norby
DH Avisaíl García
2B Otto Lopez
CF Dane Myers
C Liam Hicks
SP: Max Meyer
Seattle Mariners (Home Team):
CF Julio Rodríguez
DH Jorge Polanco
C Cal Raleigh
LF Randy Arozarena
RF Luke Raley
1B Rowdy Tellez
2B Dylan Moore
3B Miles Mastrobuoni
SS J.P. Crawford
SP: Logan Evans
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates (Away Team):
CF Oneil Cruz
RF Bryan Reynolds
DH Andrew McCutchen
C Joey Bart
1B Endy Rodríguez
3B Ke'Bryan Hayes
LF Tommy Pham
2B Adam Frazier
SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa
SP: Bailey Falter
Los Angeles Dodgers (Home Team):
DH Shohei Ohtani
SS Mookie Betts
RF Teoscar Hernández
1B Freddie Freeman
2B Tommy Edman
C Will Smith
CF Andy Pages
LF Michael Conforto
3B Enrique Hernández
SP: Tyler Glasnow
Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres
Tampa Bay Rays (Away Team):
CF Chandler Simpson
2B Brandon Lowe
DH Yandy Díaz
1B Jonathan Aranda
3B Junior Caminero
RF Kameron Misner
LF Christopher Morel
C Ben Rortvedt
SS Taylor Walls
SP: Zack Littell
San Diego Padres (Home Team):
RF Fernando Tatis Jr.
1B Gavin Sheets
3B Manny Machado
SS Xander Bogaerts
LF Tirso Ornelas
DH Oscar Gonzalez
2B José Iglesias
CF Tyler Wade
C Martín Maldonado
SP: Randy Vásquez
Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves (Away Team):
LF Alex Verdugo
3B Austin Riley
DH Marcell Ozuna
1B Matt Olson
2B Ozzie Albies
CF Michael Harris II
C Sean Murphy
RF Eli White
SS Nick Allen
SP: Spencer Schwellenbach
Arizona Diamondbacks (Home Team):
RF Corbin Carroll
SS Geraldo Perdomo
DH Pavin Smith
1B Josh Naylor
LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
3B Eugenio Suárez
C Gabriel Moreno
CF Alek Thomas
2B Tim Tawa
SP: Brandon Pfaadt
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays (Away Team):
SS Bo Bichette
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
DH Anthony Santander
2B Andrés Giménez
RF George Springer
C Alejandro Kirk
LF Alan Roden
3B Ernie Clement
CF Nathan Lukes
SP: Chris Bassitt
New York Yankees (Home Team):
DH Ben Rice
RF Aaron Judge
CF Cody Bellinger
1B Paul Goldschmidt
2B Jazz Chisholm Jr.
SS Anthony Volpe
C Austin Wells
LF Jasson Domínguez
3B Oswald Cabrera
SP: Clarke Schmidt
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies (Away Team):
2B Bryson Stott
SS Trea Turner
1B Bryce Harper
DH Kyle Schwarber
RF Nick Castellanos
LF Max Kepler
C J.T. Realmuto
3B Alec Bohm
CF Johan Rojas
SP: Aaron Nola
Chicago Cubs (Home Team):
LF Ian Happ
RF Kyle Tucker
DH Seiya Suzuki
1B Michael Busch
SS Dansby Swanson
2B Nico Hoerner
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong
C Carson Kelly
3B Jon Berti
SP: Jameson Taillon