MLB Starting Lineups for Saturday, Pitching Matchups & Players to Watch | 26 April 2025
Saturday's MLB card has several interesting matchups and highlight pitching bouts. In the Bronx, the Toronto Blue Jays visit the New York Yankees as Max Fried (4-0, 1.42 ERA) meets Kevin Gausman (2-2, 3.16 ERA) in a showdown of aces. In the National League, Ben Brown (2-1, 4.57 ERA) of the Chicago Cubs meets Philadelphia Phillies' Jesus Luzardo (2-0, 2.08 ERA) at Wrigley Field.
Meanwhile, fans need to watch out for the Texas Rangers' Tyler Mahle (3-0, 0.68 ERA), who continues having a great season as he faces the San Francisco Giants' Robbie Ray (3-0, 4.07 ERA) at Oracle Park. With some teams having powerful lineups and new faces, today's action is expected to be thrilling baseball action throughout the league.
MLB Starting Lineups for Saturday, Pitching Matchups & Players to Watch | 26 April 2025
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays (Away Team):
SS Bo Bichette
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
RF Anthony Santander
DH George Springer
2B Andrés Giménez
C Alejandro Kirk
3B Ernie Clement
CF Myles Straw
LF Alan Roden
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 Domínguez
3B Oswaldo 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 Wilyer Abreu
SS Trevor Story
2B Enmanuel Valdez
1B Triston Casas
C Omar Narváez
CF Ceddanne Rafaela
SP: Tanner Houck
Cleveland Guardians (Home Team):
LF Steven Kwan
RF Nolan Jones
3B José Ramírez
DH Kyle Manzardo
1B Carlos Santana
2B Gabriel Arias
CF Angel Martinez
C Bo Naylor
SS Brayan Rocchio
SP: Ben Lively
Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles (Away Team):
CF Cedric Mullins
SS Gunnar Henderson
C Adley Rutschman
DH Ryan O’Hearn
RF Tyler O’Neill
LF Heston Kjerstad
3B Jordan Westburg
1B Ryan Mountcastle
2B Jackson Holliday
SP: Brandon Young
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: Casey Mize
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: Yusei Kikuchi
Minnesota Twins (Home Team):
CF Byron Buxton
SS Carlos Correa
C Ryan Jeffers
1B Ty France
LF Harrison Bader
DH Jonah Bride
2B Brooks Lee
RF DaShawn Keirsey
3B Michael Gasper
SP: Simeon Woods Richardson
Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers (Away Team):
2B Brice Turang
LF Jackson Chourio
DH Christian Yelich
C William Contreras
RF Sal Frelick
1B Rhys Hoskins
CF Garrett Mitchell
SS Joey Ortiz
3B Caleb Durbin
SP: Quinn Priester
St. Louis Cardinals (Home Team):
LF Lars Nootbaar
1B Willson Contreras
2B Brendan Donovan
3B Nolan Arenado
DH Nolan Gorman
RF Jordan Walker
CF Victor Scott II
C Pedro Pagés
SS Masyn Winn
SP: Sonny Gray
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: Hunter Greene
Colorado Rockies (Home Team):
CF Brenton Doyle
RF Nick Martini
3B Ryan McMahon
DH Hunter Goodman
LF Jordan Beck
1B Michael Toglia
C Jacob Stallings
2B Adael Amador
SS Aaron Schunk
SP: Antonio Senzatela
Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics
Chicago White Sox (Away Team):
3B Miguel Vargas
CF Luis Robert Jr.
DH Lenyn Sosa
LF Andrew Benintendi
1B Andrew Vaughn
C Edgar Quero
RF Michael A. Taylor
2B Brooks Baldwin
SS Jacob Amaya
SP: Jonathan Cannon
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: Jeffrey Springs
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: Jesús Luzardo
Chicago Cubs (Home Team):
LF Ian Happ
DH Seiya Suzuki
RF Kyle Tucker
1B Justin Turner
SS Dansby Swanson
2B Nico Hoerner
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong
3B Jon Berti
C Carson Kelly
SP: Ben Brown
New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals
New York Mets (Away Team):
SS Francisco Lindor
RF Juan Soto
1B Pete Alonso
LF Brandon Nimmo
3B Mark Vientos
DH Jesse Winker
C Francisco Álvarez
2B Jeff McNeil
CF Tyrone Taylor
SP: Clay Holmes
Washington Nationals (Home Team):
SS CJ Abrams
LF James Wood
2B Luis García Jr.
C Keibert Ruiz
1B Nathaniel Lowe
DH Josh Bell
RF Dylan Crews
3B José Tena
CF Jacob Young
SP: Brad Lord
Texas Rangers vs. San Francisco Giants
Texas Rangers (Away Team):
CF Kevin Pillar
LF Wyatt Langford
3B Josh Jung
RF Adolis García
2B Marcus Semien
1B Jake Burger
DH Jonah Heim
C Kyle Higashioka
SS Nick Ahmed
SP: Tyler Mahle
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: Robbie Ray
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 Kyle Campbell
C Omar Narváez
CF Ceddanne Rafaela
SP: Walker Buehler
Cleveland Guardians (Home Team):
LF Steven Kwan
RF Nolan Jones
3B José Ramírez
DH Kyle Manzardo
1B Carlos Santana
2B Gabriel Arias
CF Angel Martínez
C Bo Naylor
SS Brayan Rocchio
SP: Logan Allen
Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles (Away Team):
CF Cedric Mullins
SS Gunnar Henderson
C Adley Rutschman
DH Ryan O'Hearn
RF Tyler O'Neill
LF Heston Kjerstad
3B Jordan Westburg
1B Ryan Mountcastle
2B Jackson Holliday
SP: Charlie Morton
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: Keider Montero
Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals
Houston Astros (Away Team):
LF Jose Altuve
3B Isaac Paredes
DH Yordan Alvarez
1B Christian Walker
SS Jeremy Peña
2B Brendan Rodgers
C Yainer Diaz
RF Cam Smith
CF Jake Meyers
SP: Framber Valdez
Kansas City Royals (Home Team):
3B Jonathan India
SS Bobby Witt Jr.
1B Vinnie Pasquantino
DH Salvador Perez
LF Mark Canha
2B Maikel Garcia
RF Hunter Renfroe
C Freddy Fermin
CF Drew Waters
SP: Michael Wacha
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 Jarred Kelenic
SS Nick Allen
SP: Grant Holmes
Arizona Diamondbacks (Home Team):
RF Corbin Carroll
SS Geraldo Perdomo
DH Pavin Smith
1B Josh Naylor
LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
3B Eugenio Suarez
C Gabriel Moreno
CF Alek Thomas
2B Tim Tawa
SP: Merrill Kelly
Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres
Tampa Bay Rays (Away Team):
CF Chandler Simpson
2B Brandon Lowe
DH Yandy Diaz
1B Jonathan Aranda
3B Junior Caminero
RF Kameron Misner
LF Christopher Morel
C Ben Rortvedt
SS Taylor Walls
SP: Ryan Pepiot
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 Jose Iglesias
CF Tyler Wade
C Martin Maldonado
SP: Dylan Cease
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates (Away Team):
CF Oneil Cruz
RF Bryan Reynolds
DH Andrew McCutchen
C Joey Bart
1B Endy Valdez
3B Ke'Bryan Hayes
LF Tommy Pham
2B Adam Frazier
SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa
SP: Mitch Keller
Los Angeles Dodgers (Home Team):
DH Shohei Ohtani
SS Mookie Betts
1B Freddie Freeman
RF Teoscar Hernández
LF Michael Conforto
C Will Smith
3B Max Muncy
2B Tommy Edman
CF Andy Pages
SP: Roki Sasaki
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 Avisail Ramirez
2B Otto Lopez
CF Dane Myers
C Liam Hicks
SP: Connor Gillispie
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: Luis Castillo