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MLB Game Preview · August 16, 2025

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals

Current matchup information, probable starters, batting orders, and qualified game notes.

FinalKauffman Stadium8:40 p.m.

Game at a glance

Chicago White Sox visits Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 8:40 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

Chicago White Sox

  1. 1Mike TauchmanDH
  2. 2Lenyn Sosa1B
  3. 3Colson MontgomerySS
  4. 4Luis RobertCF
  5. 5Andrew BenintendiLF
  6. 6Miguel Vargas3B
  7. 7Kyle TeelC
  8. 8Chase Meidroth2B
  9. 9Brooks BaldwinRF

Kansas City Royals

  1. 1Mike YastrzemskiRF
  2. 2Bobby WittSS
  3. 3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 4Maikel Garcia3B
  5. 5Salvador PerezC
  6. 6Adam Frazier2B
  7. 7Randal GrichukDH
  8. 8Nick LoftinLF
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF

Pitching matchup

Sean Burke is lined up for Chicago White Sox, opposite Michael Lorenzen for Kansas City Royals. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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