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Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Comerica ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 16, 4:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score45
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 45
7
7–5
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
76–86 · 4th AL Central · T-Score 45
5
T-Score45
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBurke leads Anderson in P-Score (60 vs 53), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupEvenBoth confirmed lineups are close to their normal everyday configuration.
BullpenTigersDetroit owns a 3.65 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Chicago's 4.07.
Recent formTigersDetroit has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CWS
Sean Burke RHP
Sean Burke
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.99
42nd
WHIP
1.08
73rd
K/9
10.08
43rd
BB/9
2.59
121st
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.00
73rd
OPS/R
–
IP
135.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.50
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
DET
Drew Anderson RHP
Drew Anderson
Detroit Tigers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.91
68th
WHIP
1.30
97th
K/9
10.35
47th
BB/9
3.41
144th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.26
138th
OPS/R
–
IP
71.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.25
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Burke allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.08 WHIP compared with 1.30.
·Burke enters with a 2.99 ERA compared with Anderson's 3.91.
·Burke has produced a quality start in 80% of outings versus 0%.
·Anderson has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.26 more per nine innings.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Burke arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%94.8
Knuckle Curve20%79.1
Slider17%86.5
Sinker14%94.7
Cutter10%89.8
Changeup2%86.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Drew Anderson)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Tigers vs RHP (Sean Burke)
14th
in MLB
0.723OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Drew Anderson
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Anderson (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF54.7668.8070-for-1Very small sample
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B71.82535.866No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B76.83733.8011-for-2Very small sample
4Andrew BenintendiLDH53.71515.7410-for-1Very small sample
5Braden MontgomerySRF44.6626.755No MLB historyNo history
6Colson MontgomeryLSS54.68531.6441-for-1Very small sample
7Chase MeidrothR2B56.76516.6651-for-2Very small sample
8Tristan PetersLCF53.77412.8021-for-2Very small sample
9Drew RomoSC26.5347.5200-for-1Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample54H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample53H-Score5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample54H-Score7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample56H-Score8Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample53H-Score9Drew Romo C · S.144 / .534 · 7 HRvs hand .520 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample26H-Score
Detroit TigersOfficial lineupvs RHP Sean Burke
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Burke (BvP)
1Gleyber TorresR2B46.7278.7020-for-3Very small sample
2Kevin McGonigleLSS60.80618.8681-for-1Very small sample
3Dillon DinglerRC56.74827.8201-for-2Very small sample
4Colt KeithL3B48.72810.7571-for-2Very small sample
5Zach McKinstryLRF30.5824.6290-for-2Very small sample
6Spencer TorkelsonR1B56.76626.7861-for-8Very small sample
7Brett CallahanLLF—.6121.602No MLB historyNo history
8Max ClarkLCF41.7673.630No MLB historyNo history
9Javier BáezRSS25.6343.5781-for-3Very small sample
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260 / .727 · 8 HRvs hand .702 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample46H-Score2Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278 / .806 · 18 HRvs hand .868 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score3Dillon Dingler C · R.243 / .748 · 27 HRvs hand .820 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample56H-Score4Colt Keith 3B · L.258 / .728 · 10 HRvs hand .757 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample48H-Score5Zach McKinstry RF · L.199 / .582 · 4 HRvs hand .629 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample30H-Score6Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230 / .766 · 26 HRvs hand .786 · 1-for-8 · Very small sample56H-Score7Brett Callahan LF · L.211 / .612 · 1 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Max Clark CF · L.272 / .767 · 3 HRvs hand .630 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Javier Báez SS · R.241 / .634 · 3 HRvs hand .578 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample25H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·DETDET
AVG.236 25th.241 20th
OPS.726 9th.720 12th
Home runs211 5th181 18th
Runs776 5th723 14th
OBP.320 10th.320 9th
SLG.406 8th.400 16th
PitchingCWSCWS·DETDET
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs3.67
CWSDET
WHIP1.31vs1.22
CWSDET
K/98.3vs8.2
CWSDET
HR Allowed180vs167
CWSDET
BullpenCWSCWS·DETDET
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.07vs3.65
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.31vs1.24
no league rank
Saves41vs32
CWSDET
ResultsCWSCWS·DETDET
+4068th
Run differential
+4247th
84–78 Record76–86
5–5 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Chicago White Sox (5–5)
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
Detroit Tigers (5–5)
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Sean Burke (2.99 ERA, 7–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Tigers?+
Drew Anderson (3.91 ERA, 4–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 PM ET at Comerica Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Tigers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Tigers 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Sean Burke is at 60; Drew Anderson is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.