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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 FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 20, 12:11 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
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.716 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 Sep 20, 7:35 PM ET
DETDET
.760
+23 ptsOPS edge
CWSCWS
.737

Slight edge: DET

Power
Season HR
90vs144
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.341vs.323
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
.826Randal Grichuk
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 (5 of 9 for Chicago White Sox)

Detroit Tigers
  • Gets on base at an above-average rate
Chicago White Sox
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Davis Martin
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Kevin McGonigleLSS66.278.376.80618707.8680-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.868 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small66H-Score
2Gleyber TorresR2B51.260.364.7278420.7020-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.702 · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small51H-Score
3Hao-Yu LeeR2B52.264.322.74610364.7530-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.753 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small52H-Score
4Riley GreeneLLF71.280.370.84421592.860372 PA5-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
4Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.860 · 372 PA · 5-for-12 · 12 PA · Small71H-Score
5Eduardo ValenciaRDH68.341.3801.0168138.99379 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341/.380/1.016·8 HRvs hand.993 · 79 PA · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score
6Max ClarkLCF46.272.350.7673206.6300-for-1 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Max Clark CF · L.272/.350/.767·3 HRvs hand.630 · 0-for-1 · 2 PA · Very small46H-Score
7Spencer TorkelsonR1B62.230.331.76626612.7864-for-19 · 19 PALimited history
7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.786 · 4-for-19 · 19 PA · Limited62H-Score
8Brett CallahanLLF—.211.288.612180.60256 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Brett Callahan LF · L.211/.288/.612·1 HRvs hand.602 · 56 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9John PeckRSS—.162.275.451080.43726 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
9John Peck SS · R.162/.275/.451·0 HRvs hand.437 · 26 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Troy Melton
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Sam AntonacciLLF58.277.370.7668557.807443 PA3-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277/.370/.766·8 HRvs hand.807 · 443 PA · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small58H-Score
2Kyle TeelLC49.210.336.6975144.744105 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Kyle Teel C · L.210/.336/.697·5 HRvs hand.744 · 105 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small49H-Score
3Miguel VargasR3B81.250.363.83733704.801496 PA1-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.363/.837·33 HRvs hand.801 · 496 PA · 1-for-8 · 8 PA · Small81H-Score
4Munetaka MurakamiL1B75.207.347.82535553.866384 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207/.347/.825·35 HRvs hand.866 · 384 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small75H-Score
5Randal GrichukRDH69.287.314.88015280.668102 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Randal Grichuk DH · R.287/.314/.880·15 HRvs hand.668 · 102 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small69H-Score
6Colson MontgomeryLSS58.197.282.68531638.644441 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Colson Montgomery SS · L.197/.282/.685·31 HRvs hand.644 · 441 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small58H-Score
7Chase MeidrothR2B60.276.350.76516643.665460 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276/.350/.765·16 HRvs hand.665 · 460 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small60H-Score
8Braden MontgomerySRF47.226.312.6626365.755262 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Braden Montgomery RF · S.226/.312/.662·6 HRvs hand.755 · 262 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small47H-Score
9Brenton DoyleRCF35.233.275.6376223.452126 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Brenton Doyle CF · R.233/.275/.637·6 HRvs hand.452 · 126 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small35H-Score