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Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox

MLBSeptember 18, 2026Rate Field71°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph in from LF

TigersDetroitDETWon73-81

Tigers 11, White Sox 8

Final
White SoxChicagoCWS78-76
Score by inning
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DET10103105011162
CWS602000000870

W Drew SommersL Sean NewcombSV Kenley Jansen

White Sox blow 6-run lead and fall out of 1st place in AL Central with 11-8 loss to TigersHao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from six down to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8 on Friday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Kevin McGonigle grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
  2.  Gleyber Torres grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
  3.  Colt Keith doubles (19) on a ground ball to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
  4.  Riley Greene strikes out swinging.DET 57%

Bot 1st

  1.  Miguel Vargas pops out to shortstop Kevin McGonigle.
  2.  Tommy Pham walks.
  3.  Randal Grichuk lines out to center fielder Max Clark.
  4.  Munetaka Murakami walks. Tommy Pham to 2nd.
  5.  Chase Meidroth reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Gleyber Torres. Tommy Pham to 3rd. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.
  6.  Kyle Teel hit by pitch.CWS 59%
  7.  Brenton Doyle singles on a ground ball to third baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Munetaka Murakami scores. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Kyle Teel to 2nd.CWS 69%
  8.  Colson Montgomery doubles (24) on a line drive to right fielder Zach McKinstry. Chase Meidroth scores. Kyle Teel scores. Brenton Doyle scores.CWS 89%
  9.  Tristan Peters walks.
  10.  Miguel Vargas doubles (31) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Colson Montgomery scores. Tristan Peters out at home on the throw, left fielder Riley Greene to shortstop Kevin McGonigle to catcher Eduardo Valencia.

Top 2nd

  1.  Spencer Torkelson grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
  2.  Zach McKinstry strikes out swinging.
  3.  Max Clark flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Tommy Pham singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Riley Greene.
  2.  Randal Grichuk singles on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Tommy Pham to 2nd.
  3.  Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging.
  4.  Chase Meidroth called out on strikes.
  5.  Kyle Teel flies out to right fielder Zach McKinstry.

Top 3rd

  1.  Eduardo Valencia doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Tristan Peters.
  2.  Hao-Yu Lee grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Eduardo Valencia to 3rd.
  3.  Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Eduardo Valencia scores.
  4.  Gleyber Torres grounds into a double play, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Kevin McGonigle out at 2nd. Gleyber Torres out at 1st.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Brenton Doyle doubles (7) on a line drive to center fielder Max Clark.
  2.  Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging.
  3.  Tristan Peters strikes out swinging.
  4.  Miguel Vargas homers (32) on a fly ball to left field. Brenton Doyle scores.CWS 97%
  5.  Tommy Pham grounds out, third baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

Top 4th

  1.  Colt Keith strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Riley Greene grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
  3.  Spencer Torkelson singles on a fly ball to right fielder Tristan Peters.
  4.  Zach McKinstry strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Randal Grichuk grounds out, pitcher Brant Hurter to shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  2.  Munetaka Murakami grounds out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  3.  Chase Meidroth walks.
  4.  Kyle Teel grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

Top 5th

  1.  White Sox challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Max Clark walks.
  2.  Eduardo Valencia singles on a line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Max Clark to 2nd.
  3.  Hao-Yu Lee singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tristan Peters. Max Clark to 3rd. Eduardo Valencia to 2nd.
  4.  Kevin McGonigle triples (5) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Max Clark scores. Eduardo Valencia scores. Hao-Yu Lee scores.CWS 77%
  5.  Gleyber Torres walks.CWS 72%
  6.  Dillon Dingler strikes out swinging.CWS 79%
  7.  Riley Greene strikes out swinging.CWS 86%
  8.  Spencer Torkelson called out on strikes.

Bot 5th

  1.  Brenton Doyle grounds out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  2.  Colson Montgomery singles on a fly ball to shortstop Kevin McGonigle.
  3.  Braden Montgomery lines out to center fielder Max Clark.
  4.  Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Zach McKinstry.

Top 6th

  1.  Ben Malgeri flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
  2.  Max Clark singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
  3.  Eduardo Valencia called out on strikes.
  4.  Hao-Yu Lee doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Max Clark scores.CWS 81%
  5.  Kevin McGonigle flies out to center fielder Brenton Doyle.

Bot 6th

  1.  Sam Antonacci grounds out, pitcher Tyler Kinley to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  2.  Randal Grichuk grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  3.  Munetaka Murakami grounds out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to pitcher Tyler Kinley.

Top 7th

  1.  Gleyber Torres flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
  2.  Dillon Dingler strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Riley Greene walks.
  4.  Spencer Torkelson walks. Riley Greene to 2nd.
  5.  Javier Báez singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Riley Greene out at home on the throw, right fielder Braden Montgomery to catcher Kyle Teel. Spencer Torkelson to 2nd.

Bot 7th

  1.  Chase Meidroth grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  2.  Kyle Teel strikes out swinging.
  3.  Brenton Doyle strikes out swinging.

Top 8th

  1.  Max Clark flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
  2.  Eduardo Valencia hit by pitch.
  3.  Hao-Yu Lee homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Eduardo Valencia scores.CWS 56%
  4.  Kevin McGonigle walks.CWS 50%
  5.  Gleyber Torres singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd.DET 62%
  6.  Dillon Dingler singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Kevin McGonigle scores.
  7.  Riley Greene homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. Dillon Dingler scores.DET 92%
  8.  Spencer Torkelson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
  9.  Javier Báez strikes out swinging.

Bot 8th

  1.  Colson Montgomery called out on strikes.
  2.  Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging.
  3.  Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Max Clark flies out sharply to center fielder Brenton Doyle.
  2.  Eduardo Valencia flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
  3.  Hao-Yu Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle.
  4.  Kevin McGonigle grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

Bot 9th

  1.  Sam Antonacci flies out to left fielder Riley Greene.
  2.  Randal Grichuk flies out to right fielder Javier Báez.
  3.  Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging.

Top 1st

  1.  DET 1, CWS 0Riley Greene strikes out swinging.DET 57%

Bot 1st

  1.  DET 1, CWS 1Kyle Teel hit by pitch.CWS 59%
  2.  DET 1, CWS 2Brenton Doyle singles on a ground ball to third baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Munetaka Murakami scores. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Kyle Teel to 2nd.CWS 69%
  3.  DET 1, CWS 5Colson Montgomery doubles (24) on a line drive to right fielder Zach McKinstry. Chase Meidroth scores. Kyle Teel scores. Brenton Doyle scores.CWS 89%
  4.  DET 1, CWS 6Miguel Vargas doubles (31) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Colson Montgomery scores. Tristan Peters out at home on the throw, left fielder Riley Greene to shortstop Kevin McGonigle to catcher Eduardo Valencia.

Top 3rd

  1.  DET 2, CWS 6Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Eduardo Valencia scores.

Bot 3rd

  1.  DET 2, CWS 8Miguel Vargas homers (32) on a fly ball to left field. Brenton Doyle scores.CWS 97%

Top 5th

  1.  DET 5, CWS 8Kevin McGonigle triples (5) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Max Clark scores. Eduardo Valencia scores. Hao-Yu Lee scores.CWS 77%

Top 6th

  1.  DET 6, CWS 8Hao-Yu Lee doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Max Clark scores.CWS 81%

Top 8th

  1.  DET 8, CWS 8Hao-Yu Lee homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Eduardo Valencia scores.CWS 56%
  2.  DET 9, CWS 8Dillon Dingler singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Kevin McGonigle scores.
  3.  DET 11, CWS 8Riley Greene homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. Dillon Dingler scores.DET 92%

Win probability

Top 8th · Biggest swing #1 · DET 8–8 CWS

Hao-Yu Lee homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Eduardo Valencia scores.

See it in the scoring summary
CWS 56%DET +29 pts

Game leaders

TigersDetroit

White SoxChicago

Team stats

  • DET 2ErrorsCWS 0
  • DET 16HitsCWS 7
  • DET 2Home runsCWS 1
  • DET 5WalksCWS 4
  • DET 10StrikeoutsCWS 10
  • DET 13Left on baseCWS 16
All team stats
  • DET 11ACWS 8
  • DET 27PoCWS 27
  • DET 40TcCWS 35
  • DET 9.0IpCWS 9.0
  • DET 7HCWS 16
  • DET 8RCWS 11
  • DET 2ErCWS 11
  • DET 4BbCWS 5
  • DET 10SoCWS 10
  • DET 1HrCWS 2
  • DET 156PCWS 193
  • DET 11RCWS 8
  • DET 32bCWS 3
  • DET 13bCWS 0
  • DET 10RbiCWS 6
  • DET 40AbCWS 35

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Kevin McGonigle 3B5124010.277
Gleyber Torres 2B4010010.265
John Peck SS0000000.222
Colt Keith DH2110001.260
Dillon Dingler DH3111002.242
Riley Greene LF4112112.283
Spencer Torkelson 1B4020011.229
Zach McKinstry RF2000002.202
Ben Malgeri RF1000000.235
Brett Callahan PH0000000.214
Javier Báez RF2010001.237
Max Clark CF4210010.277
Eduardo Valencia C4320001.327
Hao-Yu Lee 2B5243100.264
Totals401116102510

2B: Keith, Valencia, Lee.3B: McGonigle.HR: Greene, Lee.RBI: McGonigle 4, Dingler, Greene 2, Lee 3.LOB: 13.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Andrew Sears0.216030375.19
Beau Brieske2.152204495.23
Brant Hurter1.210010212.56
Tyler Kinley1.100000173.44
Drew Sommers W2.000005223.32
Kenley Jansen S1.000001103.35

Video

0:10Starting lineups for Tigers at White Sox - September 18, 20260:09Bullpen availability for Chicago, September 18 vs Tigers0:08Bench availability for Detroit, September 18 vs White Sox0:11Fielding alignment for Chicago, September 18 vs Tigers
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