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MLB Game Preview · June 8, 2025

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox

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

FinalRate Field3:40 p.m.

Game at a glance

Kansas City Royals visits Chicago White Sox at Rate Field, with first pitch scheduled for 3:40 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

Kansas City Royals

  1. 1Jonathan India2BSeason—
  2. 2Bobby WittDHSeason—
  3. 3Maikel GarciaSSSeason—
  4. 4Vinnie Pasquantino1BSeason—
  5. 5Salvador PerezCSeason—
  6. 6Jac CaglianoneRFSeason—
  7. 7Nick Loftin3BSeason—
  8. 8John RaveLFSeason—
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCFSeason—

Chicago White Sox

  1. 1Mike TauchmanRFSeason—
  2. 2Chase MeidrothSSSeason—
  3. 3Andrew BenintendiDHSeason—
  4. 4Miguel Vargas3BSeason—
  5. 5Joshua PalaciosLFSeason—
  6. 6Kyle TeelCSeason—
  7. 7Luis RobertCFSeason—
  8. 8Josh Rojas2BSeason—
  9. 9Tim Elko1BSeason—

Pitching matchup

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

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