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MLB Game Preview · April 12, 2025

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians

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

FinalProgressive Field7:40 p.m.

Game at a glance

Kansas City Royals visits Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

Kansas City Royals

  1. 1Jonathan IndiaLFSeason—
  2. 2Bobby WittSSSeason—
  3. 3Vinnie PasquantinoDHSeason—
  4. 4Salvador PerezCSeason—
  5. 5Michael Massey2BSeason—
  6. 6Cavan Biggio1BSeason—
  7. 7Maikel Garcia3BSeason—
  8. 8MJ MelendezRFSeason—
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCFSeason—

Cleveland Guardians

  1. 1Steven KwanLFSeason—
  2. 2José Ramírez3BSeason—
  3. 3Carlos Santana1BSeason—
  4. 4Kyle ManzardoDHSeason—
  5. 5Nolan JonesRFSeason—
  6. 6Gabriel Arias2BSeason—
  7. 7Angel MartínezCFSeason—
  8. 8Bo NaylorCSeason—
  9. 9Brayan RocchioSSSeason—

Pitching matchup

Michael Lorenzen is lined up for Kansas City Royals, opposite Luis Ortiz for Cleveland Guardians. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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