The written preview lands about a day and a half before the game, once the lineups, the injuries and the market have settled. Until then the boards below carry the matchup: recent form, how the two sides compare, and where each of them sits.
The full preview, matchup keys, probable starters and the storylines to watch, posts closer to game time, once lineups are set.
Where each side sits in its own division, with both clubs marked. These two are in different ones, so the tables are separate and the records are not directly comparable.
Chicago White Sox75-70.517L2
Cleveland Guardians74-73.503L1
Minnesota Twins69-77.473L1
Detroit Tigers67-79.459W1
Kansas City Royals65-82.442W1
Los Angeles Dodgers89-57.610W7
San Diego Padres78-68.534W4
Arizona Diamondbacks78-69.531L1
San Francisco Giants62-85.422W3
Colorado Rockies55-90.379L3Taken from each club's most recent lineup. The official cards post 2 to 3 hours before first pitch, so a name here can still be scratched, and the batting order is the likelier thing to move than the nine men in it.
San Francisco Giants
Brett Harris#29RHBThird base
Turner Hill#52LHB.270Designated hitter
Bryce Eldridge#8LHB.268hotFirst base
Jonah Cox#53RHB.277Center field
Jung Hoo Lee#51LHB.281coldRight fieldChicago White Sox
Sam Antonacci#17LHB.267Second base
Miguel Vargas#20RHB.249Designated hitter
Munetaka Murakami#5LHBFirst base
Randal Grichuk#34RHBLeft field
Colson Montgomery#12LHBThird base