Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
| CWS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
The Story
The Detroit Tigers rallied past the Chicago White Sox 11-8 at Rate Field on September 18, 2026, overcoming an early deficit to win a high-scoring affair that had the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a home victory sitting at 57% before first pitch and falling to 0% by the final out. Chicago struck early and hard, plating six runs in the bottom of the first inning, including a Miguel Vargas double off Beau Brieske that shifted win probability 9.1 points in the White Sox's favor and stood as the signature moment of a dominant opening frame for the home side. Detroit chipped away across the middle innings, getting a Hao-Yu Lee double off Chris Murphy in the sixth that moved the needle another 9.7 points toward the visitors, but the game remained firmly in Chicago's hands entering the late stages.
The eighth inning unraveled everything for the White Sox in decisive fashion. Detroit sent ten men to the plate and scored five runs, with three plays alone accounting for more than 66 combined percentage points of win-probability swing. Hao-Yu Lee led the assault with a home run off Sean Newcomb that added 27.7 points to Detroit's win probability, the single most impactful play of the game. Riley Greene followed with a home run off Bryan Hudson worth 27.5 points, and Gleyber Torres added a run-scoring single against Hudson that pushed the advantage another 11.2 points toward the Tigers. That three-play sequence effectively ended the contest, turning what had been a Chicago lead into a three-run Detroit cushion that the bullpen would not relinquish.
Hao-Yu Lee was the clear individual standout, finishing with a cumulative WPA of plus 40.9 and an RE24 of plus 3.7, the best marks of any position player in the game. Riley Greene contributed plus 28.9 WPA and plus 2.2 RE24, while Vargas led the White Sox with plus 14.4 WPA and plus 2.0 RE24 despite the loss. On the pitching side, Drew Sommers led Detroit's staff with plus 7.8 WPA, followed by Hagen Smith at plus 4.8 and Tyler Kinley at plus 4.3, as the Tigers pieced together enough late reliability to preserve the three-run advantage through the final frame.