MLB Lineups Today: Complete Batting Orders and Starting Pitchers for Rangers vs. Yankees, Tigers vs. Cardinals & More

Tonight’s MLB slate isn’t just another batch of regular season ballgames, it’s a night laced with personal storylines, playoff mplications and clubhouse bragging rights.

In the Bronx, all eyes turn to Yankee Stadium for a rare family face-off as Aaron Boone’s Yankees welcome the Texas Rangers and their hitting coach, his brother Bret Boone. With both teams chasing momentum in tightly contested division races, this “Boone Bowl” opener adds a personal twist to a high-stakes showdown under the lights.

Further west, the Detroit Tigers roll into Busch Stadium to square off with the St. Louis Cardinals in a game carrying far more weight than your typical interleague clash. Tarik Skubal, one of the American League’s top arms this season, takes the mound against a Cardinals squad eager to climb the standings behind the steady bat of Brendan Donovan.

It’s a battle of surging rotations, middle-of-the-order power, and postseason-caliber intensity, exactly the kind of early-season measuring stick game fans live for in May.

MLB Lineups Today: Complete Batting Orders and Starting Pitchers for Rangers vs. Yankees, Tigers vs. Cardinals & More | May 20, 2025

Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds (Away Team)

CF TJ Friedl
3B Santiago Espinal
SS Elly De La Cruz
LF Austin Hays
DH Tyler Stephenson
1B Spencer Steer
2B Matt McLain
C Jose Trevino
RF Connor Joe
SP: Nick Martinez

Pittsburgh Pirates (Home Team)

CF Oneil Cruz
DH Andrew McCutchen
RF Bryan Reynolds
C Joey Bart
1B Spencer Horwitz
3B Ke’Bryan Hayes
LF Alexander Canario
2B Adam Frazier
SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa
SP: Bailey Falter

Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins

Chicago Cubs (Away Team)

CF Pete Crow-Armstrong
RF Kyle Tucker
LF Seiya Suzuki
C Carson Kelly
1B Justin Turner
2B Nico Hoerner
SS Dansby Swanson
DH Moises Ballesteros
3B Matt Shaw
SP: Jameson Taillon

Miami Marlins (Home Team)

RF Jesus Sanchez
DH Alex Ramirez
3B Connor Norby
CF Kyle Stowers
1B Matt Mervis
LF Eric Wagaman
2B Otto Lopez
C Liam Hicks
SS Jose Sanoja
SP: Ryan Weathers

New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox

New York Mets (Away Team)

SS Francisco Lindor
RF Juan Soto
1B Pete Alonso
LF Brandon Nimmo
DH Mark Vientos
3B Brett Baty
C Francisco Alvarez
2B Jeff McNeil
CF Tyrone Taylor
SP: Clay Holmes

Boston Red Sox (Home Team)

LF Jarren Duran
DH Rafael Devers
3B Alex Bregman
2B Kody Campbell
RF Wilyer Abreu
SS Trevor Story
1B Abraham Toro
C Omar Narvaez
CF Ceddanne Rafaela
SP: Walker Buehler

Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals

Atlanta Braves (Away Team)

LF Eli White
3B Austin Riley
DH Marcell Ozuna
1B Matt Olson
C Sean Murphy
2B Ozzie Albies
CF Michael Harris
RF Stuart Fairchild
SS Nick Allen
SP: Spencer Strider

Washington Nationals (Home Team)

SS CJ Abrams
LF James Wood
1B Nathaniel Lowe
C Keibert Ruiz
2B Luis Garcia
DH Josh Bell
RF Dylan Crews
3B Jose Tena
CF Jacob Young
SP: Mitchell Parker

Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees

Texas Rangers (Away Team)

SS Josh Smith
LF Wyatt Langford
3B Josh Jung
RF Adolis Garcia
2B Marcus Semien
DH Joc Pederson
1B Jake Burger
C Jonah Heim
CF Sam Haggerty
SP: Patrick Corbin

New York Yankees (Home Team)

1B Paul Goldschmidt
CF Trent Grisham
RF Aaron Judge
DH Ben Rice
SS Anthony Volpe
C Austin Wells
LF Jasson Dominguez
2B Pablo Reyes
3B Oswald Peraza
SP: Will Warren

Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Houston Astros (Away Team)

SS Jeremy Pena
3B Isaac Paredes
2B Jose Altuve
1B Christian Walker
DH Yainer Diaz
C Victor Caratini
CF Jake Meyers
LF Zach Dezenzo
RF Cam Smith
SP: Brandon Walter

Tampa Bay Rays (Home Team)

DH Yandy Diaz
RF Josh Lowe
2B Brandon Lowe
3B Junior Caminero
1B Jonathan Aranda
CF Kameron Misner
SS Taylor Walls
C Danny Jansen
LF C.J. Simpson
SP: Zack Littell

San Diego Padres vs. Toronto Blue Jays

San Diego Padres (Away Team)

RF Fernando Tatis
1B Luis Arraez
3B Manny Machado
CF Jackson Merrill
SS Xander Bogaerts
2B Jake Cronenworth
DH Gavin Sheets
LF Jason Heyward
C Elias Diaz
SP: Dylan Cease

Toronto Blue Jays (Home Team)

SS Bo Bichette
1B Vladimir Guerrero
DH Anthony Santander
RF George Springer
CF Daulton Varsho
C Alejandro Kirk
3B Addison Barger
2B Ernie Clement
LF Nathan Lukes
SP: Chris Bassitt

Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox

Seattle Mariners (Away Team)

SS J.P. Crawford
DH Jorge Polanco
CF Julio Rodriguez
C Cal Raleigh
LF Randy Arozarena
1B Rowdy Tellez
RF Leody Taveras
2B Dylan Moore
3B Blake Williamson
SP: Casey Lawrence

Chicago White Sox (Home Team)

SS Chase Meidroth
3B Miguel Vargas
C Edgar Quero
CF Luis Robert
DH Andrew Vaughn
2B Lenyn Sosa
1B Tim Elko
LF Austin Slater
RF Michael Taylor
SP: Bryse Wilson

Baltimore Orioles vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Baltimore Orioles (Away Team)

2B Jackson Holliday
1B Ryan Mountcastle
SS Gunnar Henderson
C Adley Rutschman
DH Ryan O'Hearn
LF Ramon Laureano
CF Cedric Mullins
3B Ramon Urias
RF Heston Kjerstad
SP: Chayce McDermott

Milwaukee Brewers (Home Team)

RF Sal Frelick
CF Jackson Chourio
DH Christian Yelich
C William Contreras
2B Brice Turang
1B Rhys Hoskins
LF Jake Bauers
SS Joey Ortiz
3B Caleb Durbin
SP: Logan Henderson

Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Detroit Tigers (Away Team)

RF Kerry Carpenter
2B Gleyber Torres
DH Colt Keith
LF Riley Greene
1B Spencer Torkelson
3B Zack McKinstry
SS Trey Sweeney
C Dillon Dingler
CF Javier Baez
SP: Tarik Skubal

St. Louis Cardinals (Home Team)

LF Lars Nootbaar
SS Masyn Winn
2B Brendan Donovan
3B Nolan Arenado
1B Willson Contreras
DH Ivan Herrera
C Pedro Pages
RF Jordan Walker
CF Victor Scott
SP: Erick Fedde

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

Philadelphia Phillies (Away Team)

2B Bryson Stott
SS Trea Turner
1B Bryce Harper
DH Kyle Schwarber
RF Nick Castellanos
LF Max Kepler
C J.T. Realmuto
3B Alec Bohm
CF Brandon Marsh
SP: Jesus Luzardo

Colorado Rockies (Home Team)

LF Jordan Beck
SS Ezequiel Tovar
DH Hunter Goodman
1B Michael Toglia
CF Brenton Doyle
3B Ryan McMahon
RF Tyler Freeman
2B Kyle Farmer
C Jacob Stallings
SP: Antonio Senzatela

Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins

Cleveland Guardians (Away Team)

LF Steven Kwan
2B Daniel Schneemann
3B Jose Ramirez
DH Kyle Manzardo
1B Carlos Santana
CF Nolan Jones
SS Gabriel Arias
C Bo Naylor
RF Will Brennan
SP: Gavin Williams

Minnesota Twins (Home Team)

DH Trevor Larnach
C Ryan Jeffers
1B Ty France
SS Brooks Lee
2B Kody Clemens
RF Willi Castro
3B Royce Lewis
CF DaShawn Keirsey
LF Harrison Bader
SP: Chris Paddack

Kansas City Royals vs. San Francisco Giants

Kansas City Royals (Away Team)

LF Jonathan India
SS Bobby Witt
1B Vinnie Pasquantino
DH Salvador Perez
3B Maikel Garcia
2B Michael Massey
RF Drew Waters
C Freddy Fermin
CF Kyle Isbel
SP: Michael Lorenzen

San Francisco Giants (Home Team)

RF Mike Yastrzemski
SS Willy Adames
CF Jung Hoo Lee
3B Matt Chapman
DH Wilmer Flores
LF Heliot Ramos
1B LaMonte Wade
C Patrick Bailey
2B Tyler Fitzgerald
SP: Hayden Birdsong

Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics

Los Angeles Angels (Away Team)

SS Zach Neto
1B Nolan Schanuel
LF Taylor Ward
DH Jorge Soler
C Logan O'Hoppe
3B Yoan Moncada
2B Luis Rengifo
RF Jo Adell
CF Matthew Lugo
SP: Kyle Hendricks

Oakland Athletics (Home Team)

SS Jacob Wilson
LF Tyler Soderstrom
DH Brent Rooker
C Shea Langeliers
CF JJ Bleday
3B Miguel Andujar
RF Lawrence Butler
2B Luis Urias
1B Nick Kurtz
SP: Gunnar Hoglund

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Arizona Diamondbacks (Away Team)

RF Corbin Carroll
2B Ketel Marte
LF Lourdes Gurriel
1B Josh Naylor
3B Eugenio Suarez
DH Pavin Smith
C Gabriel Moreno
CF Alek Thomas
SS Geraldo Perdomo
SP: Ryne Nelson

Los Angeles Dodgers (Home Team)

DH Shohei Ohtani
SS Mookie Betts
1B Freddie Freeman
C Will Smith
RF Teoscar Hernandez
3B Max Muncy
LF Michael Conforto
2B Tommy Edman
CF Hyeseong Kim
SP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto

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