Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers

MLB

White Sox

65-58

7-5

Final

Tigers

60-64

Comerica Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CHW	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	1	7
DET	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5

Who won: White Sox 7-5

The Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at Comerica Park. The White Sox win the series 3-0. The White Sox outscored the Tigers 2-0 in the 5th inning. Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the White Sox. Colt Keith went 2-for-2 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Tigers.

Recap · Aug 16

Murakami hits 3-run homer, White Sox top Tigers 3-1 to move into 1st place tie in AL Central

Munetaka Murakami hit his team-leading 32nd home run and the Chicago White Sox moved into a tie with idle Cleveland for first place in the AL Central with a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.

What it means

Season series: CHW win series 3-0.
White Sox have won 3 straight.
White Sox 28-34 on the road; Tigers 32-31 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Joey Bart C
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Ky Bush SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Luis Castillo SP
Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
15-Day-IL
Prelander Berroa RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tanner Murray LF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL

Tigers4th in AL Cent

Burch Smith RP
Shoulder, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Colt Keith 3B
Thumb, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Kerry Carpenter RF
Foot, Plantar Fasciitis, left
60-Day-IL
Parker Meadows CF
Arm, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Troy Melton SP
Arm, Soreness, right
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

White Sox2nd in AL Cent

Sean Burke SP

Probable starter · 11-7, 3.34 ERA, 185 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Sam AntonacciLF
2Munetaka Murakami1B
3Miguel Vargas3B
4Andrew BenintendiDH
5Braden MontgomeryRF
6Colson MontgomerySS
7Chase Meidroth2B
8Tristan PetersCF
9Drew RomoC

Tigers4th in AL Cent

Drew Anderson SP

Probable starter · 5-7, 3.67 ERA, 114 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Gleyber Torres2B
2Kevin McGonigleSS
3Dillon DinglerC
4Colt KeithDH
5Zach McKinstryRF
6Spencer Torkelson1B
7Brett CallahanLF
8Max ClarkCF
9Javier BaezLF

The series

CHW win series 3-0

Last meeting: White Sox 4, Tigers 3 (Aug 15)

Last 5

CHW

W@ DET7-5
W@ DET4-3
W@ DET9-5
Lvs CIN8-9
Wvs CIN5-0

DET

No games yet this season.

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Game info

Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan · Attendance 34,251
Officials: Adam Beck (Home Plate Umpire), Dan Iassogna (First Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Second Base Umpire), Louie Krupa (Third Base Umpire)