MLB Lineups Today: Tigers vs. Royals, Pirates vs. Padres starting pitchers, batting orders, and player updates

May 31 brings an exciting day of MLB action, featuring pivotal matchups that could influence division standings. At Kauffman Stadium, the Detroit Tigers aim for their sixth consecutive victory against the Kansas City Royals.

The Tigers’ offense has been on fire, with key contributions from Riley Greene, Dillon Dingler, and Spencer Torkelson, who each homered in their latest 7-5 win against the Royals. Tarik Skubal (5–2, 2.49 ERA) takes the mound for Detroit, facing Royals’ starter Michael Wacha (3–4, 3.21 ERA).

Kansas City’s Maikel Garcia continues to impress, extending his hitting streak to 14 games, while Bobby Witt Jr. adds power to the lineup. Meanwhile, at Petco Park, the San Diego Padres look to extend their dominance over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nick Pivetta delivered a strong performance, and Robert Suarez notched his league-leading 18th save.

Today’s pitching matchup features Padres’ Dylan Cease (1–3, 4.58 ERA) against Pirates’ Bailey Falter (3–3, 3.47 ERA). San Diego’s offense will rely on Fernando Tatis Jr., who leads the team with 13 home runs, while Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz aims to spark the Pirates’ lineup.

MLB Lineups Today

Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs

Cincinnati Reds (Away Team):

CF TJ Friedl
3B Santiago Espinal
SS Elly De La Cruz
C Tyler Stephenson
LF Gavin Lux
1B Spencer Steer
DH Will Benson
2B Matt McLain
RF Jake Fraley
SP: Nick Lodolo

Chicago Cubs (Home Team):

LF Ian Happ
RF Kyle Tucker
DH Seiya Suzuki
C Carson Kelly
SS Dansby Swanson
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong
2B Nico Hoerner
1B Justin Turner
3B Matt Shaw
SP: Ben Brown

Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Oakland Athletics (Away Team):

RF Lawrence Butler
SS Jacob Wilson
DH Brent Rooker
LF Tyler Soderstrom
3B Miguel Andujar
C Shea Langeliers
1B CJ Alexander
2B Luis Urias
CF Denzel Clarke
SP: Gunnar Hoglund

Toronto Blue Jays (Home Team):

SS Bo Bichette
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
CF Daulton Varsho
DH George Springer
C Alejandro Kirk
3B Addison Barger
2B Ernie Clement
RF Nathan Lukes
LF Jamie Ritchie
SP: Eric Lauer

Chicago White Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles

Chicago White Sox (Away Team):

SS Chase Meidroth
RF Mike Tauchman
1B Miguel Vargas
DH Andrew Benintendi
CF Luis Robert
LF Joshua Palacios
C Edgar Quero
2B Lenyn Sosa
3B Josh Rojas
SP: Davis Martin

Baltimore Orioles (Home Team):

2B Jackson Holliday
C Adley Rutschman
SS Gunnar Henderson
3B Ramon Urias
LF Ryan O'Hearn
DH Ryan Mountcastle
CF Dylan Carlson
RF Heston Kjerstad
1B Enmanuel Rivera
SP: Dean Kremer

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers

St. Louis Cardinals (Away Team):

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

Texas Rangers (Home Team):

SS Josh Smith
CF Wyatt Langford
DH Corey Seager
3B Josh Jung
LF Alex Osuna
1B Jake Burger
RF Adolis Garcia
C Jonah Heim
2B Marcus Semien
SP: Patrick Corbin

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Milwaukee Brewers (Away Team):

CF Jackson Chourio
C William Contreras
DH Christian Yelich
1B Rhys Hoskins
LF Isiah Collins
RF Sal Frelick
3B Caleb Durbin
2B Brice Turang
SS Joey Ortiz
SP: Chad Patrick

Philadelphia Phillies (Home 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

Los Angeles Angels vs. Cleveland Guardians

Los Angeles Angels (Away Team):

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

Cleveland Guardians (Home Team):

LF Steven Kwan
CF Angel Martinez
3B Jose Ramirez
DH Kyle Manzardo
1B Carlos Santana
2B Daniel Schneemann
SS Gabriel Arias
C Bo Naylor
RF Nolan Jones
SP: Slade Cecconi

Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

Detroit Tigers (Away Team):

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

Kansas City Royals (Home Team):

2B Jonathan India
SS Bobby Witt
1B Vinnie Pasquantino
DH Salvador Perez
3B Maikel Garcia
RF Mark Canha
LF Nick Loftin
CF Dairon Blanco
C Freddy Fermin
SP: Michael Wacha

Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves

Boston Red Sox (Away Team):

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

Atlanta Braves (Home Team):

RF Ronald Acuna
C Drake Baldwin
DH Marcell Ozuna
1B Matt Olson
3B Austin Riley
LF Alex Verdugo
2B Ozzie Albies
CF Michael Harris
SS Nick Allen
SP: Spencer Schwellenbach

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros

Tampa Bay Rays (Away Team):

DH Yandy Diaz
RF Jose Caballero
LF Christopher Morel
3B Junior Caminero
2B Brandon Lowe
C Danny Jansen
1B Curtis Mead
SS Taylor Walls
CF Jake Mangum
SP: Zack Littell

Houston Astros (Home Team):

SS Jeremy Pena
3B Isaac Paredes
LF Jose Altuve
1B Christian Walker
C Victor Caratini
CF Jake Meyers
DH Yainer Diaz
RF Cam Smith
2B Mauricio Dubon
SP: Colton Gordon

Colorado Rockies vs. New York Mets

Colorado Rockies (Away Team):

LF Jordan Beck
SS Ezequiel Tovar
C Hunter Goodman
3B Ryan McMahon
CF Brenton Doyle
2B Thairo Estrada
RF Mickey Moniak
1B Michael Toglia
DH Orlando Arcia
SP: Antonio Senzatela

New York Mets (Home Team):

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

San Francisco Giants vs. Miami Marlins

San Francisco Giants (Away Team):

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

Miami Marlins (Home Team):

DH Avisail Ramirez
1B Eric Wagaman
SS Otto Lopez
LF Kyle Stowers
3B Connor Norby
CF Dane Myers
RF Jesus Sanchez
2B Jose Sanoja
C Nick Fortes
SP: Edward Cabrera

Minnesota Twins vs. Seattle Mariners

Minnesota Twins (Away Team):

CF Byron Buxton
DH Trevor Larnach
C Ryan Jeffers
SS Carlos Correa
2B Brooks Lee
1B Ty France
3B Royce Lewis
LF Harrison Bader
RF Willi Castro
SP: Bailey Ober

Seattle Mariners (Home 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: Bryce Miller

New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

New York Yankees (Away Team):

CF Trent Grisham
RF Aaron Judge
LF Cody Bellinger
1B Paul Goldschmidt
DH Jasson Dominguez
SS Anthony Volpe
C Austin Wells
2B DJ LeMahieu
3B Jorbit Vivas
SP: Will Warren

Los Angeles Dodgers (Home Team):

DH Shohei Ohtani
RF Teoscar Hernandez
C Will Smith
1B Freddie Freeman
3B Max Muncy
CF Andy Pages
LF Michael Conforto
2B Tommy Edman
SS Miguel Rojas
SP: Landon Knack

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Diego Padres

Pittsburgh Pirates (Away Team):

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

San Diego Padres (Home Team):

RF Fernando Tatis
1B Luis Arraez
DH Manny Machado
CF Jackson Merrill
SS Xander Bogaerts
2B Jake Cronenworth
3B Jose Iglesias
LF Blake Lockridge
C Martin Maldonado
SP: Dylan Cease

Washington Nationals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

Washington Nationals (Away Team):

SS CJ Abrams
LF James Wood
1B Nathaniel Lowe
C Keibert Ruiz
2B Luis Garcia
DH Josh Bell
CF Robert Hassell
3B Jose Tena
RF Daylen Lile
SP: Michael Soroka

Arizona Diamondbacks (Home 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: Brandon Pfaadt

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MLB Lineups Today: Tigers vs. Royals, Pirates vs. Padres starting pitchers, batting orders, and player updates | May 31, 2025