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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| CWS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 8 | 10 | 0 |
The Story
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 8-1 on September 20, 2026, at Rate Field, a result the DiamondIQ model had leaning toward Chicago from the start with a 58% pre-game home win probability that climbed to 100% by the final out. The White Sox built their margin steadily, scoring in the second, fourth, fifth, and eighth innings while holding Detroit to a single run in the top of the eighth.
The decisive sequence arrived in the bottom of the fourth, when Sam Antonacci delivered a double off Troy Melton that shifted win probability by plus 17.4 percentage points, representing the largest single-play swing of the game. Detroit had already absorbed damage earlier, as Braden Montgomery's second-inning double off Melton added 5.7 percentage points to Chicago's outlook. The Tigers compounded their difficulties in the top of the fifth, when Hao-Yu Lee's strikeout and Riley Greene's groundout against Hagen Smith collectively drained another 13 percentage points from Detroit's chances, effectively closing the door on any rally.
Sam Antonacci finished as the game's top performer by WPA at plus 18.0 with an RE24 of plus 2.0, his fourth-inning double the centerpiece of the White Sox offense. Colson Montgomery contributed plus 6.6 WPA and Braden Montgomery added plus 4.1 WPA to round out Chicago's most impactful bats. On the mound, Davis Martin led all pitchers with plus 11.5 WPA, supported by Hagen Smith at plus 3.8 and Huascar Brazobán at plus 1.0, as Chicago's pitching staff held Detroit to six hits and one error-free performance from the White Sox defense.