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Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Starting Lineups — September 20, 2026

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

2:10 PM ET · Rate FieldLineups confirmed 12:11 PM ETStats updated Sep 20, 1:09 PM ET
DET
72–81 · 3rd AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.725 vs RHP
CWS
78–75 · 2nd AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.713 vs RHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

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

Updated 12:11 PM ET
DETDET
.760
+35 ptsOPS edge
CWSCWS
.725

Slight edge: DET

Power
Season HR
90vs145
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.341vs.322
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.777vs.760
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.698vs.679

DET wins 8 of 9 batting-order slots · CWS wins 1

DETSlotCWS
Kevin McGonigle.793
1
.746Sam Antonacci
Gleyber Torres.736
2
.675Kyle Teel
Hao-Yu Lee.746
3
.826Miguel Vargas
Riley Greene.837
4
.795Munetaka Murakami
Eduardo Valencia.845
5
.719Andrew Benintendi
Max Clark.770
6
.712Colson Montgomery
Spencer Torkelson.741
7
.740Chase Meidroth
Brett Callahan.691
8
.658Braden Montgomery
John Peck.661
9
.636Brenton Doyle

4 of 9 Detroit Tigers hitters have the platoon advantage vs Davis Martin (6 of 9 for Chicago White Sox)

Detroit Tigers
  • Gets on base at an above-average rate
Chicago White Sox
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Davis Martin
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Kevin McGonigleLSS76.276.377.80417679.8670-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.276/.377/.804·17 HRvs hand.867 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small76H-Score
2Gleyber TorresR2B60.265.367.7398406.7160-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.265/.367/.739·8 HRvs hand.716 · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small60H-Score
3Hao-Yu LeeR2B61.266.321.75310331.782No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.266/.321/.753·10 HRvs hand.782 · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
4Riley GreeneLLF83.286.373.85721566.863372 PA5-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
4Riley Greene LF · L.286/.373/.857·21 HRvs hand.863 · 372 PA · 5-for-12 · 12 PA · Small83H-Score
5Eduardo ValenciaRDH70.324.355.9556111.95454 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Eduardo Valencia DH · R.324/.355/.955·6 HRvs hand.954 · 54 PA · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
6Max ClarkLCF54.278.360.7973180.699No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Max Clark CF · L.278/.360/.797·3 HRvs hand.699 · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
7Spencer TorkelsonR1B70.228.323.74424586.7544-for-19 · 19 PALimited history
7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.228/.323/.744·24 HRvs hand.754 · 4-for-19 · 19 PA · Limited70H-Score
8Brett CallahanLLF.220.288.644166.63356 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Brett Callahan LF · L.220/.288/.644·1 HRvs hand.633 · 56 PA · No MLB history · No MLBH-Score
9John PeckRSS.208.328.557058.53326 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
9John Peck SS · R.208/.328/.557·0 HRvs hand.533 · 26 PA · No MLB history · No MLBH-Score

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Troy Melton
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Sam AntonacciLLF61.268.362.7508530.7873-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.268/.362/.750·8 HRvs hand.787 · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small61H-Score
2Kyle TeelLC46.182.302.6354116.6810-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Kyle Teel C · L.182/.302/.635·4 HRvs hand.681 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small46H-Score
3Miguel VargasR3B88.250.359.84133675.8041-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.359/.841·33 HRvs hand.804 · 1-for-8 · 8 PA · Small88H-Score
4Munetaka MurakamiL1B81.203.344.80932521.8410-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.203/.344/.809·32 HRvs hand.841 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small81H-Score
5Andrew BenintendiLDH62.243.303.71814450.7430-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
5Andrew Benintendi DH · L.243/.303/.718·14 HRvs hand.743 · 0-for-7 · 7 PA · Small62H-Score
6Colson MontgomeryLSS66.204.290.71031611.6590-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Colson Montgomery SS · L.204/.290/.710·31 HRvs hand.659 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small66H-Score
7Chase MeidrothR2B63.268.345.74314624.6561-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.268/.345/.743·14 HRvs hand.656 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small63H-Score
8Braden MontgomerySRF49.208.303.6396340.7170-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Braden Montgomery RF · S.208/.303/.639·6 HRvs hand.717 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small49H-Score
9Brenton DoyleRCF30.228.273.5943206.484No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Brenton Doyle CF · R.228/.273/.594·3 HRvs hand.484 · No MLB history · No MLB30H-Score