Chicago White Sox · Away
A. Kay
LHP · Anthony Kay
Season (2026)
3.96
ERA
#94 MLB
1.34
WHIP
#124 MLB
7.3
K/9
#137 MLB
3.3
BB/9
#121 MLB
vs DET · career
1.80
ERA
.286
OPP AVG
3
K
5.0 IP1 GS1.40 WHIP
Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
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H2H 5–8
Starting pitchers
Detroit Tigers · Home
T. Melton
RHP · Troy Melton
Season (2026)
1.46
ERA
#1 MLB
0.90
WHIP
#4 MLB
7.8
K/9
#120 MLB
2.7
BB/9
#64 MLB
vs CWS · career
1.38
ERA
.152
OPP AVG
6
K
13.0 IP2 GS0.85 WHIP
Starter form · last 5 starts
Starter form
HOT ↘
ERA better in last 5 −0.92
SEASON ERA
3.96
→
LAST 5 ERA
3.04
7
DAYS REST
40%
QS (L5)
0/5
BLOW-UP (L5)
LAST 5 STARTS (EARNED RUNS)
07/17
2
07/22
2
07/28
3
08/02
0
08/08
2
⚡↓ ERA trending down lately
Starter form
HOT ↘
ERA better in last 5 −0.58
SEASON ERA
1.46
→
LAST 5 ERA
0.88
6
DAYS REST
60%
QS (L5)
0/5
BLOW-UP (L5)
LAST 5 STARTS (EARNED RUNS)
07/17
1
07/23
2
07/28
0
08/04
0
08/09
0
⚡↓ ERA trending down lately
Matchup edge
Matchup edge
OVERALL EDGE: TIGERS1 - 0
EDGE
PITCHING
Starting Pitching
DET
HITTING
Team Offense
EVEN
BULLPEN
Relief Pitching
EVEN
ⓘScores are relative team strengths (0-100). Higher is better.
◆ Matchup preview
Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers (2026-08-15). Anthony Kay vs Troy Melton at Comerica Park.
Starters — Anthony Kay has a 3.96 ERA and 1.34 WHIP across 116 innings, with 7.29 K/9, 3.34 BB/9, and 1.16 HR/9. Over his last three starts, he allowed 2 earned runs in 6 innings, 0 earned runs in 6.1 innings, and 3 earned runs in 5.1 innings, with 14 strikeouts and just 3 walks in that span. His recent form points to a mild positive trend. Troy Melton has been dominant with a 1.46 ERA and 0.90 WHIP over 80 innings, posting 7.76 K/9, 2.70 BB/9, and 0.90 HR/9. In his last three starts, he threw 6 scoreless innings, then 7 scoreless innings, then another 7 scoreless innings. That is 20 straight scoreless innings with 14 strikeouts and 5 walks, indicating a very strong current trend.
Teams — Chicago enters with a .728 OPS, 583 runs scored, a 4.11 team ERA, and a 1.30 team WHIP. The White Sox have been slightly below .500 recently at 4-6 over their last 10, but their offense has produced a bit more total run volume than Detroit’s. Detroit owns a .727 OPS, 557 runs scored, a 3.52 team ERA, and a 1.21 team WHIP. The Tigers are 6-4 in their last 10 and bring the more efficient overall run prevention profile, both from the rotation matchup and the bullpen support behind it.
Key facts
Troy Melton has a 1.46 ERA and 0.90 WHIP in 80 IPAnthony Kay has allowed 5 earned runs over his last 17.2 inningsDetroit has the better team run prevention with a 3.52 ERA and 1.21 WHIP
Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
Projected hitters vs RHP / LHP
Chicago vs RHP
Avg OPS 0.7622 hot hittersTop: Murakami 0.909 · Antonacci 0.892 · Vargas 0.767
Projected sample — season splits vs pitcher hand, not official order.
Tigers vs LHP
Avg OPS 0.8071 hot hitterTop: Valencia 1.253 · Greene 0.734 · Dingler 0.732
Projected sample — season splits vs pitcher hand, not official order.
Chicago White Sox hitters vs RHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
Detroit Tigers hitters vs LHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
Matchup snapshot
CURRENT FORM · LAST 10
CWS 4-6
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HEAD TO HEAD · 2025–2026 (13 GAMES)
CWS 5 - 8 DET
Last 5: CWS 3-2 DET
Last meeting: SEP 7, 2025
CWS 6 - 4 DET
CURRENT FORM · LAST 10
DET 6-4
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Season comparison
· 2026
CWS
DET
0.239
Team AVG
0.243
0.728
Team OPS
0.727
161
Home runs
148
583
Runs scored
557
4.11
Team ERA
3.52
133
HR allowed
120