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Benintendi's seventh-inning single broke it open, plating Grichuk and pushing Vargas to third as the White Sox held off Detroit 4-3. Benintendi went 2-for-4 with the RBI, and the White Sox out-hit the Tigers 12-7 on the night. Chicago improves to 64-58 while Detroit slips to 60-63, and the White Sox now lead the season series 5-3. The two clubs meet again Sunday, with the White Sox visiting Detroit.
Benintendi's single to left in the seventh scored Grichuk and sent Vargas to third, giving the White Sox the go-ahead run they needed.
Benintendi finished 2-for-4 with the RBI to lead Chicago, which out-hit Detroit 12-7 on the night.
The White Sox improved to 64-58 while the Tigers dropped to 60-63, and Chicago now leads the season series 5-3.
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 winMiss
DET -1.5 · 57%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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| DETDetroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sam Antonacci | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .278 | .367 | .409 |
Randal Grichuk | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .275 | .304 | .533 |
Brenton Doyle | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .282 | .306 |
Munetaka Murakami | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .235 | .370 | .539 |
Miguel Vargas | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .239 | .343 | .487 |
Andrew Benintendi | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .245 | .307 | .421 |
Braden Montgomery | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .237 | .327 | .379 |
Colson Montgomery | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .210 | .289 | .431 |
Chase Meidroth | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .280 | .355 | .419 |
Tristan Peters | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .271 | .332 | .425 |
Jake Rogers | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .176 | .281 | .315 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Kay | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 86-57 | 4.01 | 86 |
Jordan Hicks | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21-15 | 3.19 | 21 |
Grant Taylor | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.11 | 11 |
Bryan Hudson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.14 | 13 |
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 | 4.7 | |
| B9 | CWS 95.3 | 6.8 | |
| B9 | CWS 88.5 | 8.9 | |
| T9 | CWS 79.6 | 1.0 | |
| T9 | CWS 80.6 | 1.3 | |
| T9 | CWS 85.9 | 2.4 | |
| B8 | CWS 83.5 | 3.2 | |
| B8 | CWS 80.3 | 20.9 |
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.