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Tigers at White Sox

MLB · Friday, Sep 18 · 6:40 PM CT · Rate Field · Final DET 11 – CHW 8

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
DET10103105011162
CHW602000000870
Team box
DET·CHW
16
hits
7
2
home runs
1
5
walks
4
10
strikeouts
10
156
pitches thrown
193
2
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Hao-Yu LeeDET4-5213
Miguel VargasCHW2-5113
Kevin McGonigleDET2-5104
Colson MontgomeryCHW2-4103
Riley GreeneDET1-4112
Dillon DinglerDET1-3101
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Andrew SearsDET0.21030
Drew Sommers (W)DET2.00005
Kenley Jansen (S)DET1.00001
David SandlinCHW4.07514
Sean Newcomb (L)CHW0.22310

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
CHW +6
DET +6
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largest lead: CHW 6 · DET 3lead changes: 2

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was DET 50%, CHW 50% · Updated Sep 18

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
DET 4.4 – 4.2 CHW
Expected total
8.6
TigersThe matchupWhite Sox
+102Our fair odds−102
4.4Expected runs4.2
+0.04Power rating−0.02
4.5Runs / game4.7
4.0Allowed / game4.4
8.1Hits / game7.8
1.12Home runs / game1.28
3.6Walks drawn / game3.6
72−81Season record78−75
7−3Last 103−7

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
DET chance · CHW chance
Our model fair49.5%50.5%
Kalshi47.7%56.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 6:40 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
DETDetroit Tigers+10250%+10947.7%———
CHWChicago White Sox−10250%−13156.7%———
Spreadabout even
DETDetroit Tigers−0.2our margin————
CHWChicago White Sox+0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.6
Over8.6our total————
Under8.6our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Detroit Tigers by 13 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 12 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 11 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 10 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 9 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 8 runs: 2%Detroit Tigers by 7 runs: 2%Detroit Tigers by 6 runs: 3%Detroit Tigers by 5 runs: 4%Detroit Tigers by 4 runs: 6%Detroit Tigers by 3 runs: 7%Detroit Tigers by 2 runs: 10%Detroit Tigers by 1 run: 12%Chicago White Sox by 1 run: 17%Chicago White Sox by 2 runs: 10%Chicago White Sox by 3 runs: 7%Chicago White Sox by 4 runs: 5%Chicago White Sox by 5 runs: 4%Chicago White Sox by 6 runs: 3%Chicago White Sox by 7 runs: 2%Chicago White Sox by 8 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 9 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 10 runs: 1%Chicago White Sox by 11 runs: <1%Chicago White Sox by 12 runs: <1%Chicago White Sox by 13 runs: <1%
← DET wins byCHW wins by →
Detroit Tigers wins by 2 or more38%
Detroit Tigers wins by 3 or more28%
Chicago White Sox wins by 2 or more34%
Decided by one run29%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.6 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 7%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 11%6 runs: 7%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 8%12 runs: 5%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 2%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%23 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.566%
Total over 8.546%
Total over 10.530%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
DETAndrew Sears SP · last 2 starts: 10.0 IP, 4.50 ERA, 9 Kstarted
CHWDavid Sandlin SP · last 3 starts: 15.2 IP, 5.17 ERA, 15 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
DET·CHW
Sep 17 at CHW
last game
Sep 17 vs DET
0 days
days of rest
0 days
7
games in last 7 days
7
5th straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 153+ games
DET·CHW
+0.04
rating (0 = average)
−0.02
4.5
runs / game
4.7
4.0
runs allowed / game
4.4
72−81
season record
78−75
39−36
home record
44−31
33−45
away record
34−44
L2
streak
W1
7−3
last 10
3−7
8.1
hits / game
7.8
1.12
home runs / game
1.28
3.6
walks drawn / game
3.6
8.7
batter strikeouts / game
9.2
8.0
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.2
0.48
errors / game
0.52

Rating Trend

DET · CHW · 174 days
Detroit TigersChicago White Sox
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · CHW 7−3
Sep 17at CHWCHW 3 − 1
Aug 16at DETCHW 7 − 5
Aug 15at DETCHW 4 − 3
Aug 14at DETCHW 9 − 5
Jun 21at DETDET 5 − 4
Jun 20at DETDET 4 − 1
Jun 19at DETDET 4 − 3
May 31at CHWCHW 2 − 1
May 30at CHWCHW 7 − 1
May 29at CHWCHW 4 − 3

DET · Last 10

7−3 · streak L2
Sep 17at CHW1 − 3L
Sep 16at TOR1 − 5L
Sep 15at TOR10 − 1W
Sep 14at TOR6 − 5W
Sep 13vs COL8 − 1W
Sep 12vs COL11 − 7W
Sep 11vs COL6 − 2W
Sep 9vs MIN7 − 2W
Sep 8vs MIN2 − 3L
Sep 7vs MIN5 − 4W

CHW · Last 10

3−7 · streak W1
Sep 17vs DET3 − 1W
Sep 16at CLE3 − 6L
Sep 15at CLE6 − 7L
Sep 14at CLE7 − 3W
Sep 13at STL1 − 3L
Sep 12at STL6 − 5W
Sep 11at STL3 − 7L
Sep 10vs PIT0 − 2L
Sep 9vs PIT2 − 4L
Sep 8vs PIT3 − 9L