Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineup — Friday, Jul 17, 2026
Final Lineups
Chicago White Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays · Friday, Jul 17, 2026
Colson Montgomery owns the only hit in this White Sox group against Spencer Miles, going 1-for-1 with a 2.000 OPS. Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas, and Andrew Benintendi are each hitless in limited looks, with Murakami 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, Vargas 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, and Benintendi 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS. Sam Antonacci, Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Tristan Peters, and Chase Meidroth have no MLB history vs Miles, so most of this lineup is seeing him for the first time.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has the best track record among Toronto hitters against Anthony Kay, going 1-for-2 with a 2.500 OPS. Kazuma Okamoto is 1-for-2 in 3 PA with a 1.167 OPS, while Myles Straw has one prior plate appearance and drew a walk. Ernie Clement, George Springer, and Daulton Varsho are each hitless in two at-bats against Kay, all 0-for-2 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS, and Alejandro Kirk, Brandon Valenzuela, and Luis Urías have no MLB history vs him.
Toronto brings more familiarity into this matchup, with six hitters owning at least one prior plate appearance against Kay. Chicago has only four batters with any history against Miles, and all of those samples are just one plate appearance each.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Antonacci | 0.269 | 0.365 | 0.759 | 8 | 40 | — | — |
| 2 | Munetaka Murakami | 0.218 | 0.357 | 0.854 | 29 | 58 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Miguel Vargas | 0.249 | 0.363 | 0.853 | 29 | 76 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Colson Montgomery | 0.211 | 0.289 | 0.715 | 28 | 76 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 | Andrew Benintendi | 0.249 | 0.309 | 0.742 | 14 | 69 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Kyle Teel | 0.190 | 0.271 | 0.588 | 2 | 14 | — | — |
| 7 | Braden Montgomery | 0.229 | 0.318 | 0.679 | 5 | 35 | — | — |
| 8 | Tristan Peters | 0.280 | 0.344 | 0.811 | 12 | 52 | — | — |
| 9 | Chase Meidroth | 0.271 | 0.343 | 0.742 | 12 | 50 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Clement | 0.276 | 0.301 | 0.691 | 9 | 43 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 0.258 | 0.331 | 0.682 | 7 | 48 | 0.500 | 2.500 |
| 3 | Kazuma Okamoto | 0.230 | 0.306 | 0.753 | 28 | 78 | 0.500 | 1.167 |
| 4 | George Springer | 0.254 | 0.330 | 0.751 | 14 | 45 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Alejandro Kirk | 0.278 | 0.353 | 0.774 | 8 | 32 | — | — |
| 6 | Daulton Varsho | 0.230 | 0.294 | 0.657 | 10 | 36 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Brandon Valenzuela | 0.224 | 0.304 | 0.683 | 8 | 21 | — | — |
| 8 | Luis Urías | 0.250 | 0.322 | 0.803 | 3 | 8 | — | — |
| 9 | Myles Straw | 0.229 | 0.289 | 0.632 | 3 | 22 | 0.000 | 1.000 |