MLB · 2026
Chicago White Sox1st AL Central - .524 pct vThu 17 Sep, 7:40 PM EDT Detroit Tigers4th AL Central - .480 pct
Match resultWhite Sox 53%Detroit 47%
What this game means
The two ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 5% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 10 points in the Division race.
Chicago White Sox
Playoffs84%
Division75%
Pennantseason odds12%
World Seriesseason odds4%
Byeseason odds56%
Detroit Tigers
Playoffs14%
Division5%
Pennantseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
White Sox winDivisionChicago White Sox75%84%▲ +9Detroit Tigers5%4%▼ -1
Detroit winDivisionChicago White Sox75%74%▼ -1Detroit Tigers5%10%▲ +5
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AL Central · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1White SoxDivision75%66-60.524-2MinnesotaDivision13%63-65.49244DetroitDivision5%61-66.4805.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
4White SoxPlayoffs84%66-60.5246MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-11DetroitPlayoffs14%61-66.4801.5