Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineup — Friday, Jul 3, 2026

Chicago has a fairly broad sample against Gavin Williams, with Miguel Vargas going 2-for-6 in 8 PA with a .708 OPS and Andrew Benintendi going 2-for-7 in 8 PA with a .804 OPS. Braden Montgomery and Chase Meidroth have each gone 1-for-2, with Montgomery carrying a 1.500 OPS and Meidroth a 1.000 OPS, while Sam Antonacci is 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS and Colson Montgomery is 0-for-3 in 4 PA with a .250 OPS. Kyle Teel is hitless at 0-for-5 with a .000 OPS, Tristan Peters is 0-for-2 with a .000 OPS, and Jacob Gonzalez has no MLB history vs Williams.

Cleveland has fewer standout results against Anthony Kay, but Brayan Rocchio has done damage at 2-for-3 with a 1.334 OPS, and Travis Bazzana is 1-for-3 with a .666 OPS. David Fry is 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS, Rhys Hoskins is 0-for-3 in 6 PA with a .500 OPS, and Kyle Manzardo is 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS. Gabriel Arias is 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS, Austin Hedges is 0-for-2 with a .000 OPS, and Chase DeLauter and Steven Kwan have no MLB history vs Kay.

The White Sox appear to have the deeper pool of familiar hitters in this matchup, with more batters carrying multiple prior plate appearances against the opposing starter. Cleveland has one of the best individual histories in Rocchio, but overall the Guardians have less established exposure to Kay.