Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox, August 15, 2026

White SoxCWS
4-3
Final
TigersDET

August 15, 2026, 1:10 PM ET | Comerica Park

Last 5 Form

Chicago White Sox

3-2

Last 5
L 4-5
vs CIN
W 5-0
vs CIN
L 8-9
vs CIN
W 9-5
@ DET
W 4-3
@ DET

Detroit Tigers

2-3

Last 5
W 6-4
vs CLE
L 4-6
vs CLE
W 3-0
vs CLE
L 5-9
vs CWS
L 3-4
vs CWS

Starting Pitchers

Chicago White Sox

Anthony Kay headshot
Anthony Kay
Recorded starter

Detroit Tigers

Troy Melton headshot
Troy Melton
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 15, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago White Sox64-58.525#1N/A-
Detroit Tigers60-63.488#2#64.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago White SoxDetroit Tigers
.726
OPS
.720
211
HR
181
776
Runs
723
4.12
ERA
3.67
1.31
WHIP
1.22
1337
Strikeouts by pitchers
1312

Lower 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.

Chicago White Sox

Hitters

Miguel Vargas headshot
Miguel Vargas

6 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI

Chase Meidroth headshot
Chase Meidroth

7 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Tristan Peters headshot
Tristan Peters

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Luis Castillo headshot
Luis Castillo

7.0 IP, 10 SO, 0.00 ERA

Grant Taylor headshot
Grant Taylor

4.2 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.29 ERA

Detroit Tigers

Hitters

Eduardo Valencia headshot
Eduardo Valencia

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Gleyber Torres headshot
Gleyber Torres

8 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Ben Malgeri headshot
Ben Malgeri

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Jacob Waguespack headshot
Jacob Waguespack

3.1 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Keider Montero headshot
Keider Montero

6.1 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Drew Anderson headshot
Drew Anderson

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 2.25 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Eduardo Valencia headshot
Eduardo Valencia
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Troy Melton headshot
Troy Melton
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Anthony Kay headshot
Anthony Kay
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3: CWS 11 hits, DET 7 hits; CWS 0 errors, DET 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago White Sox1020001004110
Detroit Tigers100110000371

Box Score

Batting

Randal Grichuk and Tristan Peters led Chicago White Sox with 2 hits each.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Sam AntonacciLF3110010
Randal GrichukPH/LF2120000
Brenton DoylePR/CF0000000
Munetaka Murakami1B4010120
Miguel Vargas3B4010110
Andrew BenintendiDH4111000
Braden MontgomeryRF4111020
Colson MontgomerySS4012020
Chase Meidroth2B4010000
Tristan PetersCF/LF4020000
Jake RogersC4000020
Totals3741142100

Gleyber Torres led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

Detroit Tigers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Gleyber Torres2B4031000
Hao-Yu Lee3B3110000
Colt KeithPH/3B1000000
Dillon DinglerDH4000030
Kevin McGonigleSS3000100
Eduardo ValenciaC4122011
Spencer Torkelson1B4000020
Ben MalgeriLF2000000
Max ClarkPH/CF1000000
Javier BáezCF/LF3000010
Corey JulksRF2110010
Zach McKinstryPH/RF1000010
Totals32373191

Pitching

Anthony Kay went 5.1 innings for Chicago White Sox (4 SO, 3 ER); Troy Melton went 4.1 innings for Detroit Tigers (4 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago White Sox
Anthony Kay5.1633141
Jordan Hicks1.2000030
Grant Taylor1.0100010
Bryan Hudson1.0000010
Detroit Tigers
Troy Melton4.1831140
Drew Sommers2.0211140
Kyle Finnegan1.2000010
Tanner Rainey1.0100010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Single Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to right fielder Corey Julks. Sam Antonacci scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd. CWS 1, DET 0

  • B1

    Single Eduardo Valencia singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. CWS 1, DET 1

  • T3

    Double Colson Montgomery doubles (19) on a ground ball to right fielder Corey Julks. Andrew Benintendi scores. Braden Montgomery scores. CWS 3, DET 1

  • B4

    Home Run Eduardo Valencia homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. CWS 3, DET 2

  • B5

    Double Gleyber Torres doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. Corey Julks scores. CWS 3, DET 3

  • T7

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ben Malgeri, deflected by shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Randal Grichuk scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. CWS 4, DET 3

Play-by-Play

All 72 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Flyout Spencer Torkelson flies out to center fielder Brenton Doyle. CWS 4, DET 3

  • B9

    Strikeout Eduardo Valencia called out on strikes. CWS 4, DET 3

  • B9

    Lineout Kevin McGonigle lines out sharply to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 4, DET 3

  • T9

    Lineout Miguel Vargas lines out to right fielder Zach McKinstry. CWS 4, DET 3

  • T9

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 4, DET 3

  • T9

    Single Randal Grichuk singles on a line drive to left fielder Javier Báez. CWS 4, DET 3

  • B8

    Strikeout Dillon Dingler strikes out swinging. CWS 4, DET 3

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Colt Keith grounds into a double play, first baseman Munetaka Murakami to shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami to shortstop Colson Montgomery to pitcher Grant Taylor to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Gleyber Torres out at 2nd. Colt Keith out at 1st. CWS 4, DET 3

  • B8

    Single Gleyber Torres singles on a ground ball to left fielder Randal Grichuk. CWS 4, DET 3

  • T8

    Groundout Jake Rogers grounds out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to pitcher Kyle Finnegan. CWS 4, DET 3

  • T8

    Lineout Tristan Peters lines out to right fielder Zach McKinstry. CWS 4, DET 3

  • T8

    Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out, third baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. CWS 4, DET 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Zach McKinstry strikes out swinging, catcher Jake Rogers to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 4, DET 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Javier Báez strikes out swinging. CWS 4, DET 3

  • B7

    Lineout Max Clark lines out to shortstop Colson Montgomery. CWS 4, DET 3

  • T7

    Flyout Colson Montgomery flies out to center fielder Javier Báez. CWS 4, DET 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 4, DET 3

  • T7

    Single Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ben Malgeri, deflected by shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Randal Grichuk scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. CWS 4, DET 3

  • T7

    Intent Walk Drew Sommers intentionally walks Miguel Vargas. CWS 3, DET 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. CWS 3, DET 3

  • T7

    Double Randal Grichuk doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Javier Báez. CWS 3, DET 3

  • B6

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out on a foul tip. CWS 3, DET 3

  • B6

    Pop Out Eduardo Valencia pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, DET 3

  • B6

    Groundout Kevin McGonigle grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, DET 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Jake Rogers strikes out swinging. CWS 3, DET 3

  • T6

    Bunt Groundout Tristan Peters bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Drew Sommers to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. CWS 3, DET 3

  • T6

    Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. CWS 3, DET 3

  • B5

    Double Play Dillon Dingler lines into a double play, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Gleyber Torres out at 2nd. CWS 3, DET 3

  • B5

    Groundout Hao-Yu Lee grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, DET 3

  • B5

    Double Gleyber Torres doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. Corey Julks scores. CWS 3, DET 3

  • B5

    Double Corey Julks hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball down the left-field line. CWS 3, DET 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery called out on strikes. CWS 3, DET 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 3, DET 2

  • T5

    Groundout Andrew Benintendi grounds out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to pitcher Troy Melton. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. CWS 3, DET 2

  • T5

    Double Miguel Vargas doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ben Malgeri. CWS 3, DET 2

  • B4

    Lineout Javier Báez lines out to third baseman Miguel Vargas. CWS 3, DET 2

  • B4

    Groundout Ben Malgeri grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, DET 2

  • B4

    Groundout Spencer Torkelson grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, DET 2

  • B4

    Home Run Eduardo Valencia homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. CWS 3, DET 2

  • T4

    Pop Out Munetaka Murakami pops out to third baseman Hao-Yu Lee. CWS 3, DET 1

  • T4

    Forceout Sam Antonacci grounds into a force out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Tristan Peters out at 2nd. Sam Antonacci to 1st. CWS 3, DET 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Jake Rogers called out on strikes. CWS 3, DET 1

  • T4

    Single Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to right fielder Corey Julks. CWS 3, DET 1

  • B3

    Groundout Kevin McGonigle grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 3, DET 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Dillon Dingler strikes out swinging. CWS 3, DET 1

  • B3

    Flyout Hao-Yu Lee flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Gleyber Torres to 2nd. CWS 3, DET 1

  • B3

    Single Gleyber Torres singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 3, DET 1

  • T3

    Flyout Chase Meidroth flies out to right fielder Corey Julks. CWS 3, DET 1

  • T3

    Double Colson Montgomery doubles (19) on a ground ball to right fielder Corey Julks. Andrew Benintendi scores. Braden Montgomery scores. CWS 3, DET 1

  • T3

    Fielders Choice Out Braden Montgomery reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to catcher Eduardo Valencia to third baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Munetaka Murakami out at home. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd. CWS 1, DET 1

  • T3

    Field Error Andrew Benintendi reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Gleyber Torres. Munetaka Murakami to 3rd. CWS 1, DET 1

  • T3

    Groundout Miguel Vargas grounds out, third baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. CWS 1, DET 1

  • T3

    Double Munetaka Murakami doubles (13) on a ground ball to left fielder Ben Malgeri. CWS 1, DET 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Jake Rogers challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Corey Julks called out on strikes. CWS 1, DET 1

  • B2

    Groundout Javier Báez grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 1, DET 1

  • B2

    Pop Out Ben Malgeri pops out to catcher Jake Rogers in foul territory. CWS 1, DET 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging. CWS 1, DET 1

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Jake Rogers ground bunts into a double play, pitcher Troy Melton to third baseman Hao-Yu Lee to second baseman Gleyber Torres. Chase Meidroth out at 3rd. Tristan Peters to 2nd. Jake Rogers out at 1st. CWS 1, DET 1

  • T2

    Single Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. Chase Meidroth to 2nd. CWS 1, DET 1

  • T2

    Single Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to center fielder Javier Báez. CWS 1, DET 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. CWS 1, DET 1

  • B1

    Single Eduardo Valencia singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. CWS 1, DET 1

  • B1

    Walk Kevin McGonigle walks. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd. CWS 1, DET 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Dillon Dingler strikes out swinging. CWS 1, DET 0

  • B1

    Single Hao-Yu Lee singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Anthony Kay. CWS 1, DET 0

  • B1

    Flyout Gleyber Torres flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 1, DET 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. CWS 1, DET 0

  • T1

    Single Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to right fielder Corey Julks. Sam Antonacci scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd. CWS 1, DET 0

  • T1

    Flyout Andrew Benintendi flies out to left fielder Ben Malgeri in foul territory. CWS 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging. CWS 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Walk Munetaka Murakami walks. CWS 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Double Sam Antonacci doubles (18) on a line drive to center fielder Javier Báez. CWS 0, DET 0