MLB Starting Lineups for Thursday, Pitching Matchups & Players to Watch | 24 April 2025
The Boston Red Sox are playing .538 baseball but are struggling with subpar play from their top performers like Rafael Devers and Triston Casas. It has been saved by excellent play from Trevor Story, Alex Bregman, and Wilyer Abreu.
On the mound, Garrett Crochet has been the bright spot, being a league leader in ERA and innings pitched. The club is also watching closely their top prospect, Roman Anthony, who excels at Triple-A but is at present restricted to work as a designated hitter because of a slight shoulder affliction.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers still have a strong offense led by Corey Seager, Adolis García, and Marcus Semien. Jacob deGrom is pitching against the Athletics, and Texas is hoping to maintain its strong performance in the AL West.
Here's a closer look at the projected starting batting orders and starting pitchers for today's list of games, per RotoWire.com.
Projected batting order and starting pitchers for Thursday's MLB games
Chicago White Sox vs. Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox (Away Team): Confirmed Lineup
RF Jose Palacios
DH Luis Robert Jr.
LF Andrew Benintendi
1B Andrew Vaughn
C Edgar Quero
2B Lenyn Sosa
3B Michael Vargas
CF Michael A. Taylor
SS Bobby Dalbec
SP: Shane Smith
Minnesota Twins (Home Team): Confirmed Lineup
2B Edouard Julien
CF Byron Buxton
DH Luke Keaschall
RF Trevor Larnach
SS Carlos Correa
1B Ty France
3B Brooks Lee
LF DaShawn Keirsey
C Christian Vázquez
SP: Chris Paddack
Seattle Mariners vs. Boston Red Sox
Seattle Mariners (Away Team): Confirmed Lineup
RF Dylan Moore
CF Julio Rodríguez
DH Cal Raleigh
LF Randy Arozarena
C Mitch Garver
1B Donovan Solano
3B Blake Williamson
2B Leo Rivas
SS J.P. Crawford
SP: Bryan Woo
Boston Red Sox (Home Team): Confirmed Lineup
LF Jarren Duran
DH Rafael Devers
3B Alex Bregman
RF Wilyer Abreu
SS Trevor Story
1B Triston Casas
CF K. Campbell
2B David Hamilton
C Omar Narváez
SP: Garrett Crochet
Colorado Rockies vs. Kansas City Royals
Colorado Rockies (Away Team): Confirmed Lineup
CF Brenton Doyle
2B Kyle Farmer
3B Ryan McMahon
C Hunter Goodman
DH Sean Bouchard
RF Mickey Moniak
1B Michael Toglia
LF Jordan Beck
SS Aaron Schunk
SP: Germán Márquez
Kansas City Royals (Home Team): Confirmed Lineup
3B Maikel Garcia
SS Bobby Witt Jr.
DH Vinnie Pasquantino
C Salvador Perez
1B Cavan Biggio
2B Michael Massey
RF Hunter Renfroe
LF Drew Waters
CF Kyle Isbel
SP: Cole Ragans
#4. Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants
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: Tobias Myers
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: Landen Roupp
#5. Baltimore Orioles vs. Washington Nationals
Baltimore Orioles (Away Team)
SS Gunnar Henderson
DH Adley Rutschman
3B Jordan Westburg
RF Tyler O'Neill
1B Ryan Mountcastle
LF Ramón Laureano
C Gary Sanchez
2B Ramón Urías
CF Jorge Mateo
SP: Cade Povich
Washington Nationals (Home Team)
LF James Wood
3B Amed Rosario
C Keibert Ruiz
1B Nathaniel Lowe
DH Josh Bell
RF Dylan Crews
CF Jacob Young
2B Luis García Jr.
SS Nasim Nuñez
SP: MacKenzie Gore
#6. Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Angels
Pittsburgh Pirates (Away Team)
3B Ke'Bryan Hayes
RF Bryan Reynolds
C Joey Bart
DH Andrew McCutchen
CF Oneil Cruz
LF Tommy Pham
2B Jared Triolo
SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa
1B Estevan Valdez
SP: Carmen Mlodzinski
Los Angeles Angels (Home 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: Tyler Anderson
#7. Tampa Bay Rays vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Tampa Bay Rays (Away Team)
CF Chandler Simpson
DH Yandy Díaz
2B Brandon Lowe
3B Junior Caminero
1B Jonathan Aranda
RF Jake Mangum
LF Kameron Misner
SS Taylor Walls
C Ben Rortvedt
SP: Drew Rasmussen
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: Corbin Burnes
#8. Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics
Texas Rangers (Away Team)
CF Josh Smith
LF Wyatt Langford
3B Josh Jung
RF Adolis García
2B Marcus Semien
DH Joc Pederson
1B Jake Burger
C Jonah Heim
SS Nick Ahmed
SP: Jacob deGrom
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: J.T. Ginn