Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers, May 31, 2026
May 31, 2026, 2:10 PM ET | Rate Field
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Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Standings Snapshot
Full standings| Team | W-L | PCT | Div | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 22-38 | .367 | #5 | #12 | 11.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 32-27 | .542 | #2 | #2 | 1.0 |
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- wild card rank
- GB
- games back
Season Comparison
2026Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Players
Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.
Detroit Tigers
Hitters
Pitchers
4.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA
6.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA
7.0 IP, 1 SO, 1.29 ERA
Chicago White Sox
Hitters
Pitchers
3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA
6.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.50 ERA
6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA
Top Performers
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Line Score
Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1: DET 4 hits, CWS 6 hits; DET 0 errors, CWS 0 errors.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
Spencer Torkelson led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Keith3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hao-Yu LeePH/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin McGonigleSS/3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kerry CarpenterDH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahmai JonesPH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley GreeneLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt VierlingCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wenceel PérezRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry2B/SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake RogersC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Tristan Peters led Chicago White Sox with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam AntonacciLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Vargas3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colson MontgomerySS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chase Meidroth2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Gonzalez1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan PetersCF/RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew RomoC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rikuu NishidaRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randal GrichukPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luisangel AcuñaCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Pitching
Keider Montero went 6.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (4 SO, 0 ER); Sean Burke went 5.1 innings for Chicago White Sox (6 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Keider Montero | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Anderson | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Holton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenan Hanifee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Sean Burke | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Murphy | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Eisert | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Hudson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Davis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- ER
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Scoring Summary
- T1
Double Spencer Torkelson doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Kevin McGonigle scores. DET 1, CWS 0
- B7
Home Run Colson Montgomery homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field. DET 1, CWS 1
- B7
Single Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Chase Meidroth scores. Jacob Gonzalez to 2nd. DET 1, CWS 2
Play-by-Play
All 64 recorded plate appearances, newest first.
- T9
Pop Out Wenceel Pérez pops out to shortstop Colson Montgomery. DET 1, CWS 2
- T9
Lineout Matt Vierling lines out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. DET 1, CWS 2
- T9
Pop Out Riley Greene pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory. DET 1, CWS 2
- B8
Groundout Miguel Vargas grounds out, shortstop Zach McKinstry to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 2
- B8
Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 2
- B8
Flyout Randal Grichuk flies out to center fielder Matt Vierling. DET 1, CWS 2
- T8
Flyout Jahmai Jones flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. DET 1, CWS 2
- T8
Single Spencer Torkelson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Randal Grichuk. DET 1, CWS 2
- T8
Flyout Kevin McGonigle flies out to shortstop Colson Montgomery. DET 1, CWS 2
- T8
Strikeout Hao-Yu Lee called out on strikes. DET 1, CWS 2
- B7
Pickoff Caught Stealing 2B With Randal Grichuk batting, Tristan Peters picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 2
- B7
Flyout Drew Romo flies out to center fielder Matt Vierling. Jacob Gonzalez to 3rd. DET 1, CWS 2
- B7
Single Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Chase Meidroth scores. Jacob Gonzalez to 2nd. DET 1, CWS 2
- B7
Single Jacob Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Chase Meidroth to 2nd. DET 1, CWS 1
- B7
Single Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. DET 1, CWS 1
- B7
Home Run Colson Montgomery homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field. DET 1, CWS 1
- B7
Groundout Andrew Benintendi grounds out, second baseman Zach McKinstry to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 0
- T7
Strikeout Jake Rogers strikes out swinging. DET 1, CWS 0
- T7
Walk Zach McKinstry walks. DET 1, CWS 0
- T7
Flyout Wenceel Pérez flies out sharply to left fielder Sam Antonacci. DET 1, CWS 0
- T7
Walk Matt Vierling walks. DET 1, CWS 0
- B6
Groundout Miguel Vargas grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 0
- B6
Pop Out Sam Antonacci pops out to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. DET 1, CWS 0
- B6
Strikeout Rikuu Nishida strikes out swinging. DET 1, CWS 0
- T6
Grounded Into DP Riley Greene grounds into a double play, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Jahmai Jones out at 2nd. Riley Greene out at 1st. DET 1, CWS 0
- T6
Walk Jahmai Jones walks. Kevin McGonigle to 2nd. DET 1, CWS 0
- T6
Lineout Spencer Torkelson lines out to third baseman Miguel Vargas. DET 1, CWS 0
- T6
Walk Kevin McGonigle challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Kevin McGonigle walks. DET 1, CWS 0
- B5
Groundout Drew Romo grounds out, pitcher Keider Montero to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 0
- B5
Double Tristan Peters doubles (9) on a ground ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. DET 1, CWS 0
- B5
Flyout Jacob Gonzalez flies out sharply to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. DET 1, CWS 0
- B5
Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 0
- T5
Flyout Colt Keith flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. DET 1, CWS 0
- T5
Groundout Jake Rogers grounds out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. DET 1, CWS 0
- T5
Groundout Zach McKinstry grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. DET 1, CWS 0
- B4
Strikeout Colson Montgomery called out on strikes. DET 1, CWS 0
- B4
Groundout Andrew Benintendi grounds out, second baseman Zach McKinstry to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 0
- B4
Strikeout Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging. DET 1, CWS 0
- T4
Strikeout Wenceel Pérez called out on strikes. DET 1, CWS 0
- T4
Pop Out Matt Vierling pops out to second baseman Chase Meidroth. DET 1, CWS 0
- T4
Strikeout Riley Greene strikes out swinging. DET 1, CWS 0
- T4
Single Kerry Carpenter singles on a line drive to right fielder Rikuu Nishida. DET 1, CWS 0
- B3
Pop Out Sam Antonacci pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 0
- B3
Single Rikuu Nishida singles on a ground ball to second baseman Zach McKinstry. DET 1, CWS 0
- B3
Pop Out Drew Romo pops out to third baseman Colt Keith. DET 1, CWS 0
- B3
Pop Out Tristan Peters pops out to third baseman Colt Keith in foul territory. DET 1, CWS 0
- T3
Strikeout Spencer Torkelson called out on strikes. DET 1, CWS 0
- T3
Walk Kevin McGonigle walks. DET 1, CWS 0
- T3
Groundout Colt Keith grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. DET 1, CWS 0
- T3
Strikeout Jake Rogers strikes out swinging. DET 1, CWS 0
- B2
Flyout Jacob Gonzalez flies out sharply to center fielder Matt Vierling. DET 1, CWS 0
- B2
Strikeout Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging. DET 1, CWS 0
- B2
Pop Out Colson Montgomery pops out to third baseman Colt Keith. DET 1, CWS 0
- T2
Flyout Zach McKinstry flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. DET 1, CWS 0
- T2
Groundout Wenceel Pérez grounds out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. DET 1, CWS 0
- T2
Strikeout Matt Vierling strikes out swinging. DET 1, CWS 0
- B1
Groundout Andrew Benintendi grounds out, second baseman Zach McKinstry to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 0
- B1
Groundout Miguel Vargas grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 0
- B1
Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. DET 1, CWS 0
- T1
Flyout Riley Greene flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. DET 1, CWS 0
- T1
Strikeout Kerry Carpenter strikes out swinging. DET 1, CWS 0
- T1
Double Spencer Torkelson doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Kevin McGonigle scores. DET 1, CWS 0
- T1
Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a ground ball to right fielder Rikuu Nishida. DET 0, CWS 0
- T1
Groundout Colt Keith grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. DET 0, CWS 0