Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineup — Saturday, Jul 18, 2026

Andrew Benintendi is the one Chicago hitter with meaningful history against Shane Bieber, going 11-for-21 in 22 PA with a .524 average and 1.402 OPS. Sam Antonacci, Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas, Colson Montgomery, Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Tristan Peters, and Chase Meidroth have no MLB history vs Bieber. That leaves Benintendi as the clear reference point in an otherwise unfamiliar matchup for this lineup.

Toronto brings much more prior exposure to Davis Martin. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 1-for-2 in 4 PA with a .500 average and 1.250 OPS, Daulton Varsho is 1-for-3 in 4 PA with a .333 average and 1.000 OPS, Ernie Clement is 1-for-2 with a .500 average and 1.000 OPS, George Springer is 1-for-3 with a .333 average and .666 OPS, and Andrés Giménez is 2-for-6 in 7 PA with a .333 average and .762 OPS. Nathan Lukes is hitless in 3 at-bats, going 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS, and Kazuma Okamoto is also hitless in 3 at-bats, going 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS. Alejandro Kirk and Jonatan Clase have no MLB history vs Martin.

The Blue Jays clearly have more hitters who have seen the opposing starter before. Chicago’s familiarity is almost entirely concentrated in Benintendi, while Toronto has several regulars with at least some track record against Martin.