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Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Starting Lineups — September 17, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

7:40 PM ET · Rate FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 17, 4:41 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:32 AM ET
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.723 vs RHP
CWS
84–78 · 2nd AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats1 L / 7 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.751 vs LHP

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

Power
Season HR
105vs104
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.331vs.310
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.776vs.763
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.700vs.626

DET wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · CWS wins 5

DETSlotCWS
Kevin McGonigle.790
1
.745Chase Meidroth
Gleyber Torres.737
2
.658Tommy Pham
Dillon Dingler.748
3
.816Miguel Vargas
Riley Greene.831
4
.837Randal Grichuk
Spencer Torkelson.741
5
.790Munetaka Murakami
Zach McKinstry.616
6
.628Brenton Doyle
Max Clark.769
7
.627Jake Rogers
John Peck.675
8
.590Luisangel Acuña
Javier Báez.653
9
.663Braden Montgomery

4 of 9 Detroit Tigers hitters have the platoon advantage vs Erick Fedde (8 of 9 for Chicago White Sox)

Detroit Tigers
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Chicago White Sox
  • Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
  • Bottom third drops off sharply

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Erick Fedde
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Kevin McGonigleLSS71.278.376.80618707.8681-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.868 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small71H-Score
2Gleyber TorresR2B51.260.364.7278420.7022-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.702 · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small51H-Score
3Dillon DinglerRC66.243.302.74827607.8202-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
3Dillon Dingler C · R.243/.302/.748·27 HRvs hand.820 · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small66H-Score
4Riley GreeneLLF75.280.370.84421592.860372 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
4Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.860 · 372 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small75H-Score
5Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.230.331.76626612.7860-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
5Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.786 · 0-for-9 · 9 PA · Small66H-Score
6Zach McKinstryLRF33.199.288.5824423.6291-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Zach McKinstry RF · L.199/.288/.582·4 HRvs hand.629 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small33H-Score
7Max ClarkLCF49.272.350.7673206.630No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Max Clark CF · L.272/.350/.767·3 HRvs hand.630 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
8John PeckRSS—.162.275.451080.43726 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8John Peck SS · R.162/.275/.451·0 HRvs hand.437 · 26 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Javier BáezRSS28.241.270.6343196.5781-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Javier Báez SS · R.241/.270/.634·3 HRvs hand.578 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small28H-Score

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Framber Valdez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Chase MeidrothR2B62.276.350.765166431.023183 PA2-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
1Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276/.350/.765·16 HRvs hand1.023 · 183 PA · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small62H-Score
2Tommy PhamRDH—.100.229.429135.44929 PA · Limited history1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Tommy Pham DH · R.100/.229/.429·1 HRvs hand.449 · 29 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small—H-Score
3Miguel VargasR3B84.250.363.83733704.926208 PA4-for-11 · 11 PASmall sample
3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.363/.837·33 HRvs hand.926 · 208 PA · 4-for-11 · 11 PA · Small84H-Score
4Randal GrichukRDH72.287.314.880152801.026178 PA4-for-14 · 14 PASmall sample
4Randal Grichuk DH · R.287/.314/.880·15 HRvs hand1.026 · 178 PA · 4-for-14 · 14 PA · Small72H-Score
5Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.207.347.82535553.725169 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207/.347/.825·35 HRvs hand.725 · 169 PA · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
6Brenton DoyleRCF37.233.275.6376223.79197 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
6Brenton Doyle CF · R.233/.275/.637·6 HRvs hand.791 · 97 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small37H-Score
7Jake RogersRC43.161.276.5634171.8210-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Jake Rogers C · R.161/.276/.563·4 HRvs hand.821 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small43H-Score
8Luisangel AcuñaRSS29.229.261.5372224.5020-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
8Luisangel Acuña SS · R.229/.261/.537·2 HRvs hand.502 · 0-for-6 · 6 PA · Small29H-Score
9Braden MontgomerySRF49.226.312.6626365.430103 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Braden Montgomery RF · S.226/.312/.662·6 HRvs hand.430 · 103 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score