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atWhite Sox at TigersMurakami's fourth-inning homer to right put the White Sox ahead for good, and they never looked back in a 9-5 win over the Tigers. Vargas did the heavy lifting at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two homers and three RBI. Chicago outhit Detroit 14 to 10 and moved to 63-58, dropping the Tigers to 60-62. The White Sox now hold a 4-3 edge in the season series heading into Saturday, when the two clubs meet again in Detroit.
Murakami's home run to right field in the fourth inning put the White Sox ahead for good.
Vargas led the way at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI.
The White Sox out-hit the Tigers 14 to 10 in the 9-5 win, improving to 63-58 while Detroit fell to 60-62.
The White Sox lead the AL Central by 2½, winners of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10. The Tigers sit 4th in the AL Central, 8 games back, coming off a loss, 2-8 over their last 10.
The White Sox are up next at Twins (Aug 28-30). The Tigers are up next home vs Dodgers (Aug 28-30).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Tigers to winMissDET -1.5 · 56%UpsetGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWSChicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| DETDetroit Tigers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sam Antonacci | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .278 | .368 | .407 |
 Brenton Doyle | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .222 | .282 | .306 |
 Munetaka Murakami | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .235 | .370 | .539 |
 Miguel Vargas | 4-5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .239 | .343 | .486 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .245 | .307 | .423 |
 Braden Montgomery | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .237 | .329 | .381 |
 Colson Montgomery | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .209 | .290 | .430 |
 Chase Meidroth | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .280 | .356 | .421 |
 Tristan Peters | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .268 | .331 | .424 |
 Drew Romo | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .132 | .214 | .285 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sean Newcomb | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-17 | 2.60 | 25 |
 Jose Urquidy | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 52-33 | 8.10 | 52 |
 Huascar Brazoban | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-9 | 2.75 | 13 |
 Grant Taylor | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-12 | 2.14 | 18 |
 Bryan Hudson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-9 | 3.20 | 10 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | CWS 100.0 | 0.5 | |
| B9 | CWS 99.5 | 0.4 | |
| B9 | CWS 99.9 | 0.6 | |
| B9 | CWS 99.3 | 1.2 | |
| T9 | CWS 98.1 | 0.4 | |
| T9 | CWS 98.5 | 0.2 | |
| T9 | CWS 98.7 | 0.4 | |
| T9 | CWS 98.3 | 0.2 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
