MLB Lineups Today: Complete batting orders and starting pitchers for Royals vs. Orioles, Dodgers vs Braves, & more | 4 May 2025

Sunday is a busy day of MLB action, with 16 games scheduled. Early games include the Kansas City Royals visiting to play the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Guardians hosting the Toronto Blue Jays.

For the Orioles and Royals, Kansas City is going with right-hander Michael Lorenzen (3–3, 3.48 ERA) to the mound, and Baltimore will counter with right-hander Kyle Gibson (0–1, 22.09 ERA) For the Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers is going with right-hander Dustin May (1–1, 3.95 ERA) to the mound against Atlanta's right-hander Bryce Elder (1–1, 5.33 ERA).

Here are the lineups for the MLB games today:

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New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals

New York Mets (Away Team):

SS Francisco Lindor

RF Juan Soto

1B Pete Alonso

DH Jesse Winker

3B Mark Vientos

LF Brandon Nimmo

C Francisco Alvarez

CF Jeff McNeil

2B Luisangel Acuña

SP: Blade Tidwell

St. Louis Cardinals (Home Team):

LF Lars Nootbaar

SS Masyn Winn

2B Brendan Donovan

3B Nolan Arenado

1B Willson Contreras

DH Nolan Gorman

RF Jordan Walker

C Pedro Pages

CF Victor Scott II

SP: Erick Fedde

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Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles

Kansas City Royals (Away Team):

LF Jonathan India

SS Bobby Witt Jr.

1B Vinnie Pasquantino

C Salvador Perez

3B Maikel Garcia

2B Michael Massey

DH Mark Canha

RF Drew Waters

CF Kyle Isbel

SP: Michael Lorenzen

Baltimore Orioles (Home Team):

CF Cedric Mullins

SS Gunnar Henderson

C Adley Rutschman

DH Ryan O’Hearn

RF Ramon Laureano

2B Jackson Holliday

1B Ryan Mountcastle

LF Heston Kjerstad

3B Coby Mayo

SP: Kyle Gibson

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Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox

Minnesota Twins (Away Team):

CF Byron Buxton

SS Carlos Correa

C Ryan Jeffers

1B Ty France

LF Harrison Bader

DH Jonah Bride

2B Brooks Lee

RF DaShawn Keirsey

3B Michael Gasper

SP: Chris Paddack

Boston Red Sox (Home Team):

LF Jarren Duran

DH Rafael Devers

3B Alex Bregman

SS Trevor Story

RF Wilyer Abreu

2B Kyle Campbell

1B Rob Refsnyder

CF Ceddanne Rafaela

C Connor Wong

SP: Garrett Crochet

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Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees

Tampa Bay Rays (Away Team):

CF Chandler Simpson

DH Yandy Diaz

2B Brandon Lowe

1B Jonathan Aranda

3B Junior Caminero

RF Kameron Misner

LF Christopher Morel

SS Jose Caballero

C Danny Jansen

SP: Taj Bradley

New York Yankees (Home Team):

DH Ben Rice

RF Aaron Judge

CF Cody Bellinger

1B Paul Goldschmidt

C Austin Wells

SS Anthony Volpe

LF Jasson Dominguez

3B Oswald Cabrera

2B Jorbit Vivas

SP: Will Warren

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San Diego Padres vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

San Diego Padres (Away Team):

RF Fernando Tatis Jr.

1B Luis Arraez

SS Xander Bogaerts

3B Manny Machado

LF Oscar Gonzalez

DH Gavin Sheets

2B Jose Iglesias

C Elias Diaz

CF Blake Lockridge

SP: Stephen Kolek

Pittsburgh Pirates (Home Team):

CF Oneil Cruz

RF Bryan Reynolds

DH Andrew McCutchen

C Joey Bart

1B Endy Rodriguez Valdez

3B Ke’Bryan Hayes

LF Tommy Pham

2B Adam Frazier

SS Jared Triolo

SP: Andrew Heaney

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Cleveland Guardians vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Cleveland Guardians (Away Team):

LF Steven Kwan

2B Gabriel Arias

3B Jose Ramirez

DH Kyle Manzardo

1B Carlos Santana

C Bo Naylor

CF Angel Martinez

RF Jhonkensy Noel

SS Brayan Rocchio

SP: Tanner Bibee

Toronto Blue Jays (Home Team):

SS Bo Bichette

1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

DH Anthony Santander

2B Andres Gimenez

RF George Springer

C Alejandro Kirk

CF Daulton Varsho

3B Ernie Clement

LF Alan Roden

SP: Bowden Francis

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Oakland Athletics vs. Miami Marlins

Oakland Athletics (Away Team):

RF Lawrence Butler

SS Jacob Wilson

LF Tyler Soderstrom

DH Brent Rooker

C Shea Langeliers

1B Nick Kurtz

2B Luis Urias

CF JJ Bleday

3B Gio Urshela

SP: JP Sears

Miami Marlins (Home Team):

SS Xavier Edwards

1B Eric Wagaman

3B Connor Norby

2B Otto Lopez

CF Dane Myers

C Alexander Ramirez

RF Jesus Sanchez

LF Javier Sanoja

DH Ronny Simon

SP: Edward Cabrera

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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Arizona Diamondbacks (Away Team):

2B Ketel Marte

RF Corbin Carroll

LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

DH Randal Grichuk

1B Josh Naylor

3B Eugenio Suarez

C Gabriel Moreno

CF Alek Thomas

SS Geraldo Perdomo

SP: Eduardo Rodriguez

Philadelphia Phillies (Home Team):

SS Trea Turner

1B Bryce Harper

DH Kyle Schwarber

RF Nick Castellanos

C J.T. Realmuto

3B Alec Bohm

2B Edmundo Sosa

LF Weston Wilson

CF Johan Rojas

SP: Ranger Suarez

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Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox

Houston Astros (Away Team):

SS Jeremy Pena

LF Jose Altuve

DH Yordan Alvarez

3B Isaac Paredes

1B Christian Walker

C Yainer Diaz

RF Cam Smith

CF Jake Meyers

2B Mauricio Dubon

SP: Lance McCullers Jr.

Chicago White Sox (Home Team):

SS Chase Meidroth

DH Andrew Benintendi

CF Luis Robert Jr.

C Edgar Quero

1B Andrew Vaughn

3B Miguel Vargas

2B Lenyn Sosa

RF Joshua Palacios

LF Bryan Baldwin

SP: Bryse Wilson

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Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Chicago Cubs (Away Team):

LF Ian Happ

RF Kyle Tucker

DH Seiya Suzuki

1B Michael Busch

C Carson Kelly

2B Nico Hoerner

CF Pete Crow-Armstrong

SS Dansby Swanson

3B Jon Berti

SP: Shota Imanaga

Milwaukee Brewers (Home Team):

RF Jackson Chourio

DH Christian Yelich

C William Contreras

1B Rhys Hoskins

CF Sal Frelick

SS Joey Ortiz

LF Isiah Kiner-Falefa

3B Caleb Durbin

2B Brice Turang

SP: Freddy Peralta

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Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers

Seattle Mariners (Away Team):

CF Julio Rodriguez

DH Jorge Polanco

C Cal Raleigh

LF Randy Arozarena

1B Rowdy Tellez

SS J.P. Crawford

3B Blake Williamson

RF Reggie Thomas

2B Leo Rivas

SP: Logan Evans

Texas Rangers (Home Team):

LF Wyatt Langford

SS Corey Seager

2B Marcus Semien

DH Joc Pederson

3B Josh Jung

RF Adolis Garcia

1B Drew Harris

C Jonah Heim

CF Leody Taveras

SP: Jacob deGrom

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Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants

Colorado Rockies (Away Team):

CF Brenton Doyle

LF Jordan Beck

3B Ryan McMahon

C Hunter Goodman

1B Michael Toglia

RF Mickey Moniak

2B Adael Amador

DH Nick Martini

SS Alan Trejo

SP: German Marquez

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 Jr.

C Patrick Bailey

2B Casey Schmitt

SP: Logan Webb

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Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels

Detroit Tigers (Away Team):

DH Kerry Carpenter

2B Gleyber Torres

RF Zach McKinstry

LF Riley Greene

1B Spencer Torkelson

3B Jace Jung

SS Trey Sweeney

C Dillon Dingler

CF Javier Baez

SP: Reese Olson

Los Angeles Angels (Home Team):

SS Zach Neto

1B Nolan Schanuel

LF Taylor Ward

RF Jorge Soler

C Logan O’Hoppe

3B Luis Rengifo

DH Travis d’Arnaud

CF Jo Adell

2B Kyren Paris

SP: Jack Kochanowicz

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Washington Nationals vs. Cincinnati Reds

Washington Nationals (Away Team):

SS CJ Abrams

LF James Wood

2B Luis Garcia

1B Nathaniel Lowe

DH Josh Bell

C Keibert Ruiz

RF Dylan Crews

3B Jose Tena

CF Jacob Young

SP: MacKenzie Gore

Cincinnati Reds (Home Team):

CF TJ Friedl

2B Matt McLain

SS Elly De La Cruz

DH Tyler Stephenson

3B Noelvi Marte

1B Spencer Steer

LF Santiago Espinal

RF Blake Dunn

C Jose Trevino

SP: Nick Martinez

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New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals

New York Mets (Away Team):

SS Francisco Lindor

RF Juan Soto

1B Pete Alonso

DH Jesse Winker

3B Mark Vientos

LF Brandon Nimmo

C Francisco Alvarez

CF Jeff McNeil

2B Luisangel Acuna

SP: Tylor Megill

St. Louis Cardinals (Home Team):

LF Lars Nootbaar

SS Masyn Winn

2B Brendan Donovan

3B Nolan Arenado

1B Willson Contreras

DH Nolan Gorman

RF Jordan Walker

C Pedro Pages

CF Victor Scott II

SP: Andre Pallante

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers (Away Team):

DH Shohei Ohtani

SS Mookie Betts

1B Freddie Freeman

RF Teoscar Hernandez

C Will Smith

3B Max Muncy

CF Andy Pages

LF Michael Conforto

2B Hyeseong Kim

SP: Dustin May

Atlanta Braves (Home Team):

LF Alex Verdugo

3B Austin Riley

DH Marcell Ozuna

1B Matt Olson

2B Ozzie Albies

CF Michael Harris II

C Sean Murphy

RF Eli White

SS Nick Allen

SP: Bryce Elder