MLB Starting Lineups for Friday, Pitching Matchups & Players to Watch | 25 April 2025

Friday's MLB action features a complete set of games, including a spotlight game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets. Mets' Kodai Senga, who has a 0.79 ERA, will face the Nationals' Jake Irvin, who has a 3.68 ERA with 27 strikeouts. Another pitchers' showdown is expected between the Red Sox's Tanner Houck (7.66 ERA) and the Guardians' Ben Lively (3.86 ERA) at Progressive Field.

Hitters will have to watch out for the Royals' Bobby Witt Jr., whose thrilling style of play continues to impress, and the Reds' Elly De La Cruz, whose fiery on-field personality has caught fans' attention. Last but not least, the Dodgers' lineup featuring Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman will be a team to be reckoned with as they host the Pirates.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs

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 Johan Rojas

SP: Taijuan Walker

Chicago Cubs (Home Team):

LF Ian Happ

RF Kyle Tucker

DH Seiya Suzuki

1B Michael Busch

SS Dansby Swanson

2B Nico Hoerner

CF Pete Crow-Armstrong

C Carson Kelly

3B Jon Berti

SP: Colin Rea

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Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers

Baltimore Orioles (Away Team):

CF Cedric Mullins

SS Gunnar Henderson

C Adley Rutschman

DH Ryan O'Hearn

RF Tyler O’Neill

LF Heston Kjerstad

3B Jordan Westburg

1B Ryan Mountcastle

2B Jackson Holliday

SP: Brandon Young

Detroit Tigers (Home Team):

2B Gleyber Torres

RF Kerry Carpenter

DH Spencer Torkelson

LF Riley Greene

1B Colt Keith

C Dillon Dingler

3B Jace Jung

SS Trey Sweeney

CF Javier Báez

SP: Casey Mize

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New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals

New York Mets (Away Team):

SS Francisco Lindor

RF Juan Soto

1B Pete Alonso

LF Brandon Nimmo

3B Mark Vientos

DH Jesse Winker

C Francisco Alvarez

2B Jeff McNeil

CF Tyrone Taylor

SP: Kodai Senga

Washington Nationals (Home Team):

SS CJ Abrams

LF James Wood

2B Luis García

C Keibert Ruiz

1B Nathaniel Lowe

DH Josh Bell

RF Dylan Crews

3B Jose Tena

CF Jacob Young

SP: Jake Irvin

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Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees

Toronto Blue Jays (Away Team):

SS Bo Bichette

1B Vladimir Guerrero

DH Anthony Santander

2B Andrés Giménez

RF George Springer

C Alejandro Kirk

LF Alan Roden

3B Ernie Clement

CF Nathan Lukes

SP: José Berríos

New York Yankees (Home Team):

DH Ben Rice

RF Aaron Judge

CF Cody Bellinger

1B Paul Goldschmidt

2B Jazz Chisholm

SS Anthony Volpe

C Austin Wells

LF Jasson Domínguez

3B Oswaldo Cabrera

SP: Carlos Carrasco

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Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians

Boston Red Sox (Away Team):

LF Jarren Duran

DH Rafael Devers

3B Alex Bregman

RF Wilyer Abreu

SS Trevor Story

2B Kody Campbell

1B Triston Casas

C Omar Narváez

CF Ceddanne Rafaela

SP: Tanner Houck

Cleveland Guardians (Home Team):

LF Steven Kwan

RF Nolan Jones

3B José Ramírez

DH Kyle Manzardo

1B Carlos Santana

2B Gabriel Arias

CF Alex Martinez

C Bo Naylor

SS Brayan Rocchio

SP: Ben Lively

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Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals

Houston Astros (Away Team):

LF José Altuve

3B Isaac Paredes

DH Yordan Alvarez

1B Christian Walker

SS Jeremy Peña

2B Brendan Rodgers

C Yainer Diaz

RF Cam Smith

CF Jake Meyers

SP: Hayden Wesneski

Kansas City Royals (Home Team):

3B Jonathan India

SS Bobby Witt

1B Vinnie Pasquantino

C Salvador Perez

2B Maikel Garcia

DH Michael Massey

RF Hunter Renfroe

LF Drew Waters

CF Kyle Isbel

SP: Seth Lugo

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Los Angeles Angels vs. Minnesota Twins

Los Angeles Angels (Away Team):

LF Taylor Ward

3B Luis Rengifo

RF Mike Trout

DH Jorge Soler

C Logan O'Hoppe

1B Nolan Schanuel

SS Zach Neto

2B Kyren Paris

CF Jo Adell

SP: Kyle Hendricks

Minnesota Twins (Home Team):

2B Edouard Julien

CF Byron Buxton

DH Luke Keaschall

RF Trevor Larnach

SS Carlos Correa

1B Ty France

C Ryan Jeffers

3B Brooks Lee

LF Harrison Bader

SP: Pablo López

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Milwaukee Brewers (Away Team):

2B Brice Turang

LF Jackson Chourio

DH Christian Yelich

C William Contreras

RF Sal Frelick

1B Rhys Hoskins

CF Garrett Mitchell

SS Joey Ortiz

3B Caleb Durbin

SP: Chad Patrick

St. Louis Cardinals (Home Team):

LF Lars Nootbaar

1B Willson Contreras

2B Brendan Donovan

3B Nolan Arenado

DH Nolan Gorman

RF Jordan Walker

CF Victor Scott

C Pedro Pagés

SS Masyn Winn

SP: Matthew Liberatore

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Cincinnati Reds vs. Colorado Rockies

Cincinnati Reds (Away Team):

CF TJ Friedl

2B Matt McLain

SS Elly De La Cruz

LF Austin Hays

DH Spencer Steer

3B Noelvi Marte

1B Jeimer Candelario

RF Blake Dunn

C Jose Trevino

SP: Andrew Abbott

Colorado Rockies (Home Team):

CF Brenton Doyle

2B Kyle Farmer

3B Ryan McMahon

DH Hunter Goodman

1B Michael Toglia

C Jacob Stallings

RF Sean Bouchard

LF Jordan Beck

SS Aaron Schunk

SP: Kyle Freeland

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Miami Marlins vs. Seattle Mariners

Miami Marlins (Away Team):

SS Xavier Edwards

LF Jesús Sánchez

RF Kyle Stowers

1B Matt Mervis

3B Connor Norby

DH Avisaíl Ramírez

2B Otto Lopez

CF Dane Myers

C Liam Hicks

SP: Cal Quantrill

Seattle Mariners (Home Team):

CF Julio Rodríguez

DH Jorge Polanco

C Cal Raleigh

LF Randy Arozarena

RF Luke Raley

1B Rowdy Tellez

2B Dylan Moore

3B Miles Mastrobuoni

SS J.P. Crawford

SP: Logan Gilbert

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Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres

Tampa Bay Rays (Away Team):

CF Chandler Simpson

2B Brandon Lowe

DH Yandy Díaz

1B Jonathan Aranda

3B Junior Caminero

RF Kameron Misner

LF Christopher Morel

C Ben Rortvedt

SS Taylor Walls

SP: Shane Baz

San Diego Padres (Home Team):

RF Fernando Tatis Jr.

1B Gavin Sheets

3B Manny Machado

SS Xander Bogaerts

LF Tirso Ornelas

DH Óscar González

2B José Iglesias

CF Tyler Wade

C Martín Maldonado

SP: Michael King

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Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

Atlanta Braves (Away Team):

LF Alex Verdugo

3B Austin Riley

DH Marcell Ozuna

1B Matt Olson

2B Ozzie Albies

CF Michael Harris II

C Sean Murphy

RF Jarred Kelenic

SS Nick Allen

SP: Chris Sale

Arizona Diamondbacks (Home Team):

SS Geraldo Perdomo

RF Corbin Carroll

LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

DH Randal Grichuk

1B Josh Naylor

3B Eugenio Suárez

C Gabriel Moreno

CF Alek Thomas

2B Tim Tawa

SP: Zac Gallen

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Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics

Chicago White Sox (Away Team):

RF Joshua Palacios

CF Luis Robert Jr.

DH Andrew Benintendi

1B Andrew Vaughn

C Edgar Quero

2B Lenyn Sosa

3B Miguel Vargas

LF Bryce Baldwin

SS Jacob Amaya

SP: Sean Burke

Oakland Athletics (Home Team):

RF Lawrence Butler

LF Brent Rooker

DH Tyler Soderstrom

C Shea Langeliers

CF JJ Bleday

SS Jacob Wilson

1B Nick Kurtz

3B Gio Urshela

2B Luis Urías

SP: Luis Severino

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Pittsburgh Pirates (Away Team):

CF Oneil Cruz

RF Bryan Reynolds

DH Andrew McCutchen

C Joey Bart

1B Endy Valdez

3B Ke’Bryan Hayes

LF Tommy Pham

2B Adam Frazier

SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa

SP: Paul Skenes

Los Angeles Dodgers (Home Team):

DH Shohei Ohtani

SS Mookie Betts

1B Freddie Freeman

RF Teoscar Hernández

LF Michael Conforto

C Will Smith

3B Max Muncy

2B Tommy Edman

CF Andy Pages

SP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto

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Texas Rangers vs. San Francisco Giants

Texas Rangers (Away Team):

SS Josh Smith

LF Wyatt Langford

DH Joc Pederson

RF Adolis García

2B Marcus Semien

3B Josh Jung

C Jonah Heim

1B Jake Burger

CF Leody Taveras

SP: Nathan Eovaldi

San Francisco Giants (Home Team):

RF Mike Yastrzemski

SS Willy Adames

CF Jung Hoo Lee

3B Matt Chapman

LF Heliot Ramos

1B LaMonte Wade Jr.

DH Wilmer Flores

C Patrick Bailey

2B Tyler Fitzgerald

SP: Justin Verlander