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MLB Game Preview · April 8, 2025

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians

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

FinalProgressive Field5:40 p.m.

Game at a glance

Chicago White Sox visits Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, with first pitch scheduled for 5:40 p.m.. Both batting orders are confirmed and listed below.

Batting orders

Chicago White Sox

  1. 1Mike TauchmanRFSeason—
  2. 2Luis RobertCFSeason—
  3. 3Nick MatonDHSeason—
  4. 4Andrew Vaughn1BSeason—
  5. 5Matt ThaissCSeason—
  6. 6Lenyn Sosa2BSeason—
  7. 7Miguel Vargas3BSeason—
  8. 8Brooks BaldwinLFSeason—
  9. 9Jacob AmayaSSSeason—

Cleveland Guardians

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

Pitching matchup

Shane Smith is lined up for Chicago White Sox, opposite Ben Lively for Cleveland Guardians. The confirmed starters and batting orders shown here come from the latest official MLB game feed.

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