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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 1, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score59
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 59
7
7–5
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
76–86 · 4th AL Central · T-Score 57
5
T-Score57
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
41st
WHIP
1.08
71st
K/9
10.08
43rd
BB/9
2.59
121st
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.00
70th
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
69th
WHIP
1.30
100th
K/9
10.35
47th
BB/9
3.41
144th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.26
139th
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 AntonacciLLF60.7668.8070-for-1Very small sample
2Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.866No MLB historyNo history
3Miguel VargasR3B84.83733.8011-for-2Very small sample
4Andrew BenintendiLDH60.71515.7410-for-1Very small sample
5Braden MontgomerySRF49.6626.755No MLB historyNo history
6Colson MontgomeryLSS61.68531.6441-for-1Very small sample
7Chase MeidrothR2B62.76516.6651-for-2Very small sample
8Tristan PetersLCF60.77412.8021-for-2Very small sample
9Drew RomoSC32.5347.5200-for-1Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score2Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample84H-Score4Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240 / .715 · 15 HRvs hand .741 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score5Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample61H-Score7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score8Tristan Peters CF · L.265 / .774 · 12 HRvs hand .802 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score9Drew Romo C · S.144 / .534 · 7 HRvs hand .520 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample32H-Score
Detroit TigersOfficial lineupvs RHP Sean Burke
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Burke (BvP)
1Gleyber TorresR2B57.7278.7020-for-3Very small sample
2Kevin McGonigleLSS74.80618.8681-for-1Very small sample
3Dillon DinglerRC69.74827.8201-for-2Very small sample
4Colt KeithL3B59.72810.7571-for-2Very small sample
5Zach McKinstryLRF36.5824.6290-for-2Very small sample
6Spencer TorkelsonR1B69.76626.7861-for-8Very small sample
7Brett CallahanLLF—.6121.602No MLB historyNo history
8Max ClarkLCF51.7673.630No MLB historyNo history
9Javier BáezRSS31.6343.5781-for-3Very small sample
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260 / .727 · 8 HRvs hand .702 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample57H-Score2Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278 / .806 · 18 HRvs hand .868 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample74H-Score3Dillon Dingler C · R.243 / .748 · 27 HRvs hand .820 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample69H-Score4Colt Keith 3B · L.258 / .728 · 10 HRvs hand .757 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score5Zach McKinstry RF · L.199 / .582 · 4 HRvs hand .629 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample36H-Score6Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230 / .766 · 26 HRvs hand .786 · 1-for-8 · Very small sample69H-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 history51H-Score9Javier Báez SS · R.241 / .634 · 3 HRvs hand .578 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample31H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCWSCWS·DETDET
AVG.236 25th.241 20th
OPS.726 10th.720 14th
Home runs211 5th181 18th
Runs776 5th723 14th
OBP.320 9th.320 10th
SLG.406 8th.400 18th
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
+3388th
Run differential
+3427th
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.