Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineup — Saturday, Jul 4, 2026

Against Parker Messick, the away side has only a few modestly positive histories. Randal Grichuk is 1-for-3 with a 1.000 OPS, while Colson Montgomery is also 1-for-3 and Miguel Vargas is 1-for-6 with an .834 OPS. Chase Meidroth is 1-for-6 with a .334 OPS, and several others have been hitless: Junior Perez is 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS, Braden Montgomery is 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS, Luisangel Acuña is 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS, and Drew Romo is 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS. Tristan Peters has no MLB history vs Messick.

Cleveland’s group shows more established history against Sean Burke, with a few stronger results. Kahlil Watson stands out at 2-for-3 with a 2.334 OPS, Steven Kwan is 3-for-10 in 12 PA with a .917 OPS, and Austin Hedges is 2-for-5 in 6 PA with a 1.100 OPS. Daniel Schneemann is 2-for-8 with a .625 OPS, Kyle Manzardo is 1-for-6 in 10 PA with a .667 OPS, and Brayan Rocchio is 1-for-9 with a .333 OPS. Travis Bazzana is 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS, while Chase DeLauter and Cooper Ingle have no MLB history vs Burke.

The home side has the deeper bank of prior matchups and more hitters with meaningful success against the opposing starter. The away side has seen Messick before, but most of that history is either limited or light on production.