MLB Recap · June 21, 2026

Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap

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Line Score

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The Story

The Detroit Tigers walked off the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in ten innings on June 21, 2026 at Comerica Park, rallying from a deficit to secure the win after the DiamondIQ model's pre-game estimate gave Detroit only a 46 percent chance of winning at home, a figure that climbed to 100 percent by game's end.

The game turned on a series of late high-leverage swings. Detroit trailed entering the eighth inning before Dillon Dingler hit a home run off Grant Taylor that shifted win probability by 18.8 percentage points, pulling the Tigers even and setting the stage for extra innings. Dingler struck again in the bottom of the ninth with a single off Seranthony Domínguez that moved the needle another 36.4 percentage points, though the Tigers could not push across the winning run that frame. Chicago had its own moment of leverage in the top of the sixth, when Luisangel Acuña hit a home run off Keider Montero that swung win probability 21.8 points in the White Sox's favor, and Miguel Vargas contributed a crucial flyout in the top of the tenth that shifted 23.1 points toward Chicago before Detroit responded.

Riley Greene delivered the decisive blow, a walk-off single off Brandon Eisert in the bottom of the tenth that added 45.5 percentage points of win probability in a single plate appearance and finished as the highest WPA play of the game. Greene led all batters with a combined WPA of plus 46.8 and a RE24 of plus 1.3, while Dingler's two-hit, two-contribution night earned him plus 41.3 WPA. Tristan Peters rounded out Detroit's offensive standouts at plus 27.0 WPA and a team-best plus 1.6 RE24. On the pitching side, Davis Martin paced Detroit's staff with plus 13.9 WPA, supported by Bryan Hudson at plus 8.8. Detroit finished with 13 hits against Chicago's six, committing no errors to the White Sox's one.

Analysis generated by DiamondIQ's model.

Win Probability

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 45.5% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Riley Greene Single
Bot 10th · off Brandon Eisert
+45.5%
Dillon Dingler Single
Bot 9th · off Seranthony Domínguez
+36.4%
Miguel Vargas Flyout
Top 10th · off Will Vest
+23.1%
Luisangel Acuña Home Run
Top 6th · off Keider Montero
+21.8%
Dillon Dingler Home Run
Bot 8th · off Grant Taylor
+18.8%

Top Batters by WPA

Riley Greene+46.8%+1.3 RE24
Dillon Dingler+41.3%+0.3 RE24
Tristan Peters+27.0%+1.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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