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Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Starting Lineups — September 18, 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 18, 4:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:32 AM ET
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.723 vs RHP
CWS
84–78 · 2nd AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
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 18, 4:40 PM ET
DETDET
.752
+10 ptsOPS edge
CWSCWS
.742

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
101vs141
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.337vs.318
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.771vs.774
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.777vs.708

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

DETSlotCWS
Kevin McGonigle.791
1
.813Miguel Vargas
Gleyber Torres.736
2
.652Tommy Pham
Colt Keith.727
3
.831Randal Grichuk
Riley Greene.829
4
.801Munetaka Murakami
Spencer Torkelson.741
5
.743Chase Meidroth
Zach McKinstry.613
6
.697Kyle Teel
Max Clark.770
7
.634Brenton Doyle
Eduardo Valencia.836
8
.712Colson Montgomery
Hao-Yu Lee.724
9
.782Tristan Peters

5 of 9 Detroit Tigers hitters have the platoon advantage vs David Sandlin (5 of 9 for Chicago White Sox)

Detroit Tigers
  • No easy outs at the bottom
Chicago White Sox
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP David Sandlin
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Kevin McGonigleLSS71.278.376.80618707.868No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.868 · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
2Gleyber TorresR2B51.260.364.7278420.702No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.702 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
3Colt KeithL3B56.258.322.72810423.757390 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Colt Keith 3B · L.258/.322/.728·10 HRvs hand.757 · 390 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
4Riley GreeneLLF75.280.370.84421592.860372 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.860 · 372 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
5Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.230.331.76626612.786No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.786 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
6Zach McKinstryLRF33.199.288.5824423.629No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Zach McKinstry RF · L.199/.288/.582·4 HRvs hand.629 · No MLB history · No MLB33H-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
8Eduardo ValenciaRDH71.341.3801.0168138.99379 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341/.380/1.016·8 HRvs hand.993 · 79 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
9Hao-Yu LeeR2B56.264.322.74610364.753No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.753 · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Andrew Sears
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Miguel VargasR3B84.250.363.83733704.926208 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.363/.837·33 HRvs hand.926 · 208 PA · No MLB history · No MLB84H-Score
2Tommy PhamRDH—.100.229.429135.44929 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Tommy Pham DH · R.100/.229/.429·1 HRvs hand.449 · 29 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
3Randal GrichukRDH72.287.314.880152801.026178 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Randal Grichuk DH · R.287/.314/.880·15 HRvs hand1.026 · 178 PA · No MLB history · No MLB72H-Score
4Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.207.347.82535553.725169 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207/.347/.825·35 HRvs hand.725 · 169 PA · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
5Chase MeidrothR2B62.276.350.765166431.023183 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276/.350/.765·16 HRvs hand1.023 · 183 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
6Kyle TeelLC51.210.336.6975144.57539 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Kyle Teel C · L.210/.336/.697·5 HRvs hand.575 · 39 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
7Brenton DoyleRCF37.233.275.6376223.79197 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Brenton Doyle CF · R.233/.275/.637·6 HRvs hand.791 · 97 PA · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score
8Colson MontgomeryLSS60.197.282.68531638.778197 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Colson Montgomery SS · L.197/.282/.685·31 HRvs hand.778 · 197 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
9Tristan PetersLCF60.265.337.77412491.58167 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Tristan Peters CF · L.265/.337/.774·12 HRvs hand.581 · 67 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score