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Detroit Tigers 1, Chicago White Sox 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Rate FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 22, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score57
Detroit Tigers
76–86 · 4th AL Central · T-Score 57
1
1–8
FINAL · 9 innings
Chicago White Sox
84–78 · 2nd AL Central · T-Score 57
8
T-Score57
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Troy MeltonDET
StarterLoss
3.2443483
Davis MartinCWS
Starter
4.1302670
Huascar BrazobánCWS
ReliefWin
1.0100013
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
DETDetroit Tigers000000010161
CWSChicago White Sox0103200208100
Top hitters
Chase Meidroth1-for-5 · 1 HR · 2 RBI
Sam Antonacci2-for-4 · 2 RBI · 1 R
Braden Montgomery2-for-4 · 1 RBI
Kyle Teel1-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 R · 1 BB
Max Clark0-for-2 · 1 RBI · 1 BB

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Recent formTigersDetroit has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
PowerSoxChicago has 198 home runs this season, 25 more than Detroit.
WeatherHigh impactRain risk exceeds 31% around first pitch with a possible delay window.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

DET
Troy Melton RHP
Troy Melton
Detroit Tigers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.52
18th
WHIP
1.10
42nd
K/9
7.32
144th
BB/9
2.77
93rd
P-Score59i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.06
82nd
OPS/R
–
IP
110.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.14
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CWS
Davis Martin RHP
Davis Martin
Chicago White Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.96
98th
WHIP
1.30
120th
K/9
7.34
141st
BB/9
2.74
85th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.89
40th
OPS/R
–
IP
141.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.00
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Melton enters with a 2.52 ERA compared with Martin's 3.96.
·Melton allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.30.
·Melton has produced a quality start in 25% of outings versus 0%.
·Melton carries a 2.71 road ERA, compared with Martin's 2.90 mark at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Melton arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%96.4
Cutter22%92.2
Slider17%87.0
Changeup10%89.4
Sinker9%95.7
Curveball8%79.5
Splitter1%88.4
Martin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.0
Sinker19%91.5
Changeup15%89.0
Curveball14%81.0
Slider13%85.6
Cutter13%87.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Tigers vs RHP (Davis Martin)
14th
in MLB
0.723OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Troy Melton)
17th
in MLB
0.716OPS
.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 20, 7:35 PM ET
DETDET
.760
+23 ptsOPS edge
CWSCWS
.737

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 Davis Martin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Martin (BvP)
1Kevin McGonigleLSS74.80618.8680-for-1Very small sample
2Gleyber TorresR2B57.7278.7020-for-5Very small sample
3Hao-Yu LeeR2B59.74610.7530-for-2Very small sample
4Riley GreeneLLF79.84421.8605-for-12Small sample
5Eduardo ValenciaRDH741.0168.993No MLB historyNo history
6Max ClarkLCF51.7673.6300-for-1Very small sample
7Spencer TorkelsonR1B69.76626.7864-for-19Small sample
8Brett CallahanLLF—.6121.602No MLB historyNo history
9John PeckRSS—.4510.437No MLB historyNo history
1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278 / .806 · 18 HRvs hand .868 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample74H-Score2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260 / .727 · 8 HRvs hand .702 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample57H-Score3Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264 / .746 · 10 HRvs hand .753 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score4Riley Greene LF · L.280 / .844 · 21 HRvs hand .860 · 5-for-12 · Small sample79H-Score5Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341 / 1.016 · 8 HRvs hand .993 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score6Max Clark CF · L.272 / .767 · 3 HRvs hand .630 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample51H-Score7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230 / .766 · 26 HRvs hand .786 · 4-for-19 · Small sample69H-Score8Brett Callahan LF · L.211 / .612 · 1 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9John Peck SS · R.162 / .451 · 0 HRvs hand .437 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Chicago White SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Troy Melton
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Melton (BvP)
1Sam AntonacciLLF63.7668.8073-for-5Very small sample
2Kyle TeelLC53.6975.7440-for-3Very small sample
3Miguel VargasR3B88.83733.8011-for-8Very small sample
4Munetaka MurakamiL1B82.82535.8660-for-2Very small sample
5Randal GrichukRDH75.88015.6681-for-1Very small sample
6Colson MontgomeryLSS63.68531.6440-for-2Very small sample
7Chase MeidrothR2B65.76516.6651-for-4Very small sample
8Braden MontgomerySRF51.6626.7550-for-1Very small sample
9Brenton DoyleRCF39.6376.5560-for-1Very small sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277 / .766 · 8 HRvs hand .807 · 3-for-5 · Very small sample63H-Score2Kyle Teel C · L.210 / .697 · 5 HRvs hand .744 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample53H-Score3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250 / .837 · 33 HRvs hand .801 · 1-for-8 · Very small sample88H-Score4Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207 / .825 · 35 HRvs hand .866 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample82H-Score5Randal Grichuk DH · R.287 / .880 · 15 HRvs hand .668 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample75H-Score6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197 / .685 · 31 HRvs hand .644 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .665 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample65H-Score8Braden Montgomery RF · S.226 / .662 · 6 HRvs hand .755 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample51H-Score9Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .637 · 6 HRvs hand .556 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample39H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseDETDET·CWSCWS
AVG.241 20th.236 25th
OPS.720 12th.726 9th
Home runs181 18th211 5th
Runs723 14th776 5th
OBP.320 10th.320 9th
SLG.400 17th.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 ERA3.90vs3.65
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.28vs1.29
no league rank
Saves32vs41
DETCWS
ResultsDETDET·CWSCWS
+3597th
Run differential
+3458th
76–86 Record84–78
7–3 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Detroit Tigers (7–3)
L
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
Chicago White Sox (4–6)
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Tigers?+
Troy Melton (2.52 ERA, 8–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Davis Martin (3.96 ERA, 9–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 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?+
Troy Melton is at 59; Davis Martin is at 52. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.