Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

72-81, 33-45 Away

Final

78-75, 44-31 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
K. McGonigle3B	2-4	0	0	0	.275
G. TorresDH	1-4	0	0	1	.265
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Torres struck out swinging. 3rd: Torres grounded into fielder's choice to third, Clark scored, McGonigle to second, Peck out at third. 5th: Torres singled to left. 7th: Torres walked, McGonigle to second. 9th: Torres grounded into double play, third to first, Keith out at third.
D. DinglerC	1-4	0	0	0	.242
R. GreeneLF	1-4	0	0	0	.284
S. Torkelson1B	1-3	0	0	0	.227
Z. McKinstryRF	0-2	0	0	0	.203
B. MalgeriPH-RF	0-1	0	0	0	.238
B. CallahanPH-RF	0-0	0	0	0	.214
M. ClarkCF	1-3	1	0	0	.278
J. PeckSS	1-4	0	0	0	.222
J. Baez2B	0-3	0	0	0	.234
C. KeithPH	0-0	0	0	0	.259

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
F. Valdez	5.0	3	3	4	8	90-56	4.06
J. Waguespack	1.0	1	0	0	2	12-10	2.59
T. Madden	2.0	1	0	0	1	25-19	3.29

According to ESPN Analytics

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12:40 AM, 18 September 2026

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 18,472

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
First Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Third Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson

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.

Sep 18, 2026, 11:15 am - AP


DET
CHW

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	3	5	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				DET	CHW
		1st	Murakami homered to center (423 feet), Meidroth scored and Grichuk scored.	0	3
		3rd	Torres grounded into fielder's choice to third, Clark scored, McGonigle to second, Peck out at third.	1	3

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Tigers
1
White Sox
3

Game 1

18/9

Tigers
11
White Sox
8

Game 2

19/9

Tigers
1
White Sox
3

Game 3

19/9

Tigers
1
White Sox
8

Game 4

20/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

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

B. Hudson5-4

F. Valdez10-11

G. Taylor9

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