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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central

Detroit Tigers 1, Chicago White Sox 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 19, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score45
Detroit Tigers
76–86 · 4th AL Central · T-Score 45
1
1–3
FINAL · 9 innings
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 46
3
T-Score46
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Framber ValdezDET
StarterLoss
5.0334890
Erick FeddeCWS
Starter
4.2412689
Bryan HudsonCWS
ReliefWin
1.1100111
Grant TaylorCWS
ReliefSave
2.1202135
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
DETDetroit Tigers001000000181
CWSChicago White Sox300000000350
Top hitters
Munetaka Murakami2-for-4 · 1 HR · 3 RBI
Gleyber Torres1-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 BB
Kevin McGonigle2-for-4 · 1 BB
Brenton Doyle2-for-4
Chase Meidroth1-for-4 · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTigersValdez holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handSoxChicago owns a .751 OPS vs LHP, 6th in MLB; Detroit ranks 14th vs RHP.
LineupSoxChicago's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Starter formSoxFedde has a 1.50 ERA over his last five starts, while Valdez is at 2.93.
Recent formTigersDetroit has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

DET
Framber Valdez LHP
Framber Valdez
Detroit Tigers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.01
107th
WHIP
1.36
140th
K/9
6.65
170th
BB/9
3.30
138th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.82
35th
OPS/R
–
IP
163.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.93
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CWS
Erick Fedde RHP
Erick Fedde
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.97
86th
WHIP
1.34
137th
K/9
6.13
198th
BB/9
3.23
124th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.55
165th
OPS/R
–
IP
133.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.50
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Valdez allows the lower home-run rate: 0.82 vs 1.55 per nine.
·Valdez has produced a quality start in 80% of outings versus 0%.
·Valdez carries a 4.10 road ERA, compared with Fedde's 3.05 mark at home.
·Fedde has one extra day of rest entering this start.

Tigers Bring Better Form Into a Crucial AL Central Opener

Chicago enters this four-game series with more at stake in the standings, but Detroit arrives playing the better baseball. The White Sox are 77–75, only half a game out of first place in the AL Central and currently holding a wild-card position. The Tigers sit five games behind the final wild-card spot, yet they have gone 7–3 over their last 10 while Chicago has slipped to 3–7.

That contrast makes Thursday’s opener less straightforward than the season records suggest. Framber Valdez and Erick Fedde are almost identical by ERA — 4.01 for Valdez, 3.97 for Fedde — but the underlying numbers lean toward Detroit. Valdez owns the better FIP, allows fewer home runs and has produced a quality start in 55% of his outings, compared with just 7% for Fedde.

Chicago does have two advantages working in its favor. The White Sox are 43–31 at home and have won six of the nine meetings with Detroit this season. Their bullpen has also been slightly better by ERA. For the Tigers, the challenge is turning their recent momentum into something more meaningful before the standings leave them with too little time to recover.

Written by PitcherStat ·

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Valdez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker44%93.8
Curveball29%78.4
Changeup18%89.1
Slider4%85.7
Four-seam4%94.8
Cutter0%93.2
Fedde arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper38%82.2
Sinker31%94.0
Cutter18%91.2
Changeup11%88.8
Four-seam2%94.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Tigers vs RHP (Erick Fedde)
14th
in MLB
0.723OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs LHP (Framber Valdez)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 17, 5:06 PM ET
DETDET
.732
+23 ptsOPS edge
CWSCWS
.709

Slight edge: DET

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Detroit TigersOfficial lineupvs RHP Erick Fedde
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Fedde (BvP)
1Kevin McGonigleLSS71.80618.8681-for-4Very small sample
2Gleyber TorresR2B51.7278.7022-for-5Very small sample
3Dillon DinglerRC66.74827.8202-for-4Very small sample
4Riley GreeneLLF75.84421.8601-for-5Very small sample
5Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.76626.7860-for-9Very small sample
6Zach McKinstryLRF33.5824.6291-for-2Very small sample
7Max ClarkLCF49.7673.630No MLB historyNo history
8John PeckRSS—.4510.437No MLB historyNo history
9Javier BáezRSS28.6343.5781-for-1Very small sample
1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278 / .806 · 18 HRvs hand .868 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample71H-Score2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260 / .727 · 8 HRvs hand .702 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample51H-Score3Dillon Dingler C · R.243 / .748 · 27 HRvs hand .820 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample66H-Score4Riley Greene LF · L.280 / .844 · 21 HRvs hand .860 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample75H-Score5Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230 / .766 · 26 HRvs hand .786 · 0-for-9 · Very small sample66H-Score6Zach McKinstry RF · L.199 / .582 · 4 HRvs hand .629 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample33H-Score7Max Clark CF · L.272 / .767 · 3 HRvs hand .630 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8John Peck SS · R.162 / .451 · 0 HRvs hand .437 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Javier Báez SS · R.241 / .634 · 3 HRvs hand .578 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample28H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs LHP Framber Valdez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Valdez (BvP)
1Chase MeidrothR2B62.765161.0232-for-6Very small sample
2Tommy PhamRDH—.4291.4491-for-3Very small sample
3Miguel VargasR3B84.83733.9264-for-11Small sample
4Randal GrichukRDH72.880151.0264-for-14Small sample
5Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.82535.725No MLB historyNo history
6Brenton DoyleRCF37.6376.7911-for-5Very small sample
7Jake RogersRC43.5634.8210-for-1Very small sample
8Luisangel AcuñaRSS29.5372.5020-for-6Very small sample
9Braden MontgomerySRF49.6626.430No MLB historyNo history
1Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand 1.023 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample62H-Score2Tommy Pham DH · R.100 / .429 · 1 HRvs hand .449 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample—H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .926 · 4-for-11 · Small sample84H-Score4Randal Grichuk DH · R.287 / .880 · 15 HRvs hand 1.026 · 4-for-14 · Small sample72H-Score5Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .725 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score6Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .637 · 6 HRvs hand .791 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample37H-Score7Jake Rogers C · R.161 / .563 · 4 HRvs hand .821 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample43H-Score8Luisangel Acuña SS · R.229 / .537 · 2 HRvs hand .502 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample29H-Score9Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .430 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseDETDET·CWSCWS
AVG.241 20th.236 25th
OPS.720 12th.726 9th
Home runs181 18th211 5th
Runs723 14th776 5th
OBP.320 9th.320 10th
SLG.400 16th.406 8th
PitchingDETDET·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.67vs4.12
DETCWS
WHIP1.22vs1.31
DETCWS
K/98.2vs8.3
DETCWS
HR Allowed167vs180
DETCWS
BullpenDETDET·CWSCWS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.95vs3.70
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.29vs1.30
no league rank
Saves32vs41
DETCWS
ResultsDETDET·CWSCWS
+4247th
Run differential
+4068th
76–86 Record84–78
7–3 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Detroit Tigers (7–3)
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
Chicago White Sox (3–7)
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Tigers?+
Framber Valdez (4.01 ERA, 10–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Erick Fedde (3.97 ERA, 8–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at Rate Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Tigers and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Framber Valdez is at 55; Erick Fedde is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.