Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineup — Sunday, Jul 5, 2026

Sam Antonacci has the best prior line against Tanner Bibee at 1-for-3, while Andrew Benintendi has the deepest history at 3-for-15 in 17 PA with a .494 OPS. Miguel Vargas is 1-for-5 in 6 PA with a .533 OPS, Kyle Teel is 1-for-8 in 10 PA with a .425 OPS, and Chase Meidroth is 2-for-8 with a .500 OPS. Colson Montgomery is hitless in 10 PA against Bibee, going 0-for-9 in 10 PA with a .100 OPS, while Braden Montgomery, Tristan Peters, and Jacob Gonzalez are each hitless in limited chances.

Cleveland’s group has very little success logged against Chris Murphy so far. Travis Bazzana, Kahlil Watson, Chase DeLauter, Gabriel Arias, Cooper Ingle, and Patrick Bailey are all hitless in their prior at-bats, and Kyle Manzardo is 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .000 OPS. Steven Kwan has one prior plate appearance and drew a walk, while Daniel Schneemann has no MLB history vs that pitcher.

The White Sox clearly bring more familiarity into this matchup, with several hitters owning multiple prior plate appearances against Bibee. Cleveland’s lineup has almost no established success against Murphy and only one batter, Kwan, has reached base at all in the matchup history.