Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox

CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Detroit Tigers will visit the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Tigers are the visiting team, and the White Sox are the home team. The game is the finale of a four-game series. The forecast calls for 72 degrees and cloudy skies. Detroit enters with a 74-83 record. Chicago is 80-77.

Detroit’s probable pitcher is Troy Melton, who is 9-4. Chicago’s probable pitcher is Davis Martin, who is 9-6.

Jackson Jobe is a Detroit player to watch. On Saturday at Chicago, he struck out nine over six innings in a 3-1 loss, allowing three earned runs on four hits and one walk. He gave up one earned run over 6 1/3 innings Sept. 13 against Colorado in an 8-1 win. He allowed two earned runs over five innings Sept. 6 at Cleveland, and one earned run over 4 1/3 innings Aug. 25 against Tampa Bay. In Saturday’s loss, Jacob Waguespack pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts, and Kevin McGonigle went 1 for 4 with one RBI.

Sean Burke is a Chicago player to watch. He limited Detroit to one earned run over six innings in Saturday’s 3-1 win, striking out five and walking three. He allowed no earned runs over five innings Sept. 14 at Cleveland. He gave up seven earned runs over 1 1/3 innings Sept. 8 against Pittsburgh. He allowed two earned runs over three innings Aug. 26 against Texas. In Saturday’s win, Grant Taylor pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Noah Schultz struck out four over 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

Chicago has won two of the first three games in this four-game series. The White Sox won 3-1 on Thursday and Saturday around Detroit’s 11-8 win Friday. Chicago leads the season series 6-4. The White Sox won 7-5 on Aug. 16, 4-3 on Aug. 15 and 9-5 on Aug. 14 at Detroit. Detroit won 5-4 on June 21, 4-1 on June 20 and 4-3 on June 19. Chicago won 2-1 on May 31 in the most recent meeting before this series.

After Sunday, Detroit will return home to face the Washington Nationals for three games starting Monday, Sept. 21, then the Pittsburgh Pirates for three games starting Friday, Sept. 25. Chicago will travel to the Kansas City Royals for three games starting Tuesday, Sept. 22, then host the Colorado Rockies for three games starting Friday, Sept. 25.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Detroit to win 6-3. Interstat’s ELO system gives Detroit a 50.3 percent win probability. Detroit is installed as a -1.5 pregame favorite. The over/under is 8.