CLEVELAND, Ohio — Tanner Bibee finally takes the mound to start Game 3 of the Guardians’ 2025 season after missing Thursday’s opener with food poisoning.
All-Star third baseman José Ramírez is not in the starting lineup for Cleveland after suffering a wrist sprain Saturday.
Ramírez played in 158 of 161 possible games and did not miss a game until Cleveland’s 21st scheduled contest in April last season.
Here are the starting lineups for Sunday’s game between the Guardians and Royals.
Where: Kauffman Stadium, 2:10 p.m. ET.
TV/radio: CLEGuardians.TV, WTAM 1100 AM and the Guardians Radio Network will carry the game.
Teams: Guardians (1-1) vs. Royals (1-1).
Starting pitchers: RHP Tanner Bibee vs. RHP Michael Wacha.
GUARDIANS
LF Steven Kwan.
CF Lane Thomas.
DH Kyle Manzardo.
1B Carlos Santana.
RF Nolan Jones.
C Bo Naylor.
3B Gabriel Arias.
2B Daniel Schneemann.
SS Brayan Rocchio.
Cleveland Guardians’ Gabriel Arias, right, crosses the plate past Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez to score on a sacrifice fly hit by Jose Ramirez during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP
ROYALS
LF Jonathan India.
SS Bobby Witt Jr.
DH Vinnie Pasquantino.
1B Salvador Perez.
2B Michael Massey.
RF Hunter Renfroe.
3B Maikel Garcia.
C Freddie Fermin.
CF Kyle Isbel.