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.
Colorado Rockies
Jake McCarthy#31LHB.292Center field
Cole Carrigg#16SHB.261coldShortstop
TJ Rumfield#7LHB.297hotFirst base
Hunter Goodman#15RHBDesignated hitter
Mickey Moniak#22LHBRight fieldKansas City Royals
Carter Jensen#22LHBCatcher
Bobby Witt Jr.#7RHB.282coldShortstop
Vinnie Pasquantino#9LHBFirst base
Salvador Perez#13RHBDesignated hitter
Michael Massey#19LHB.278hotSecond base
