Game Report - May 30, 2026 - White Sox 7, Tigers 1
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Steve Bielawski
Jun 4, 2026, 10:42:18 PM (7 days ago) Jun 4
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> Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 1 - final
It was the kind of a game whee the Tigers fell behind early and stayed behind. Granted, the White Sox added five runs in the seventh and eighth innings, but that just added to the lead for the White Sox.
In the bottom of the first, Chase Meidroth doubled, Miguel Vargas and Colson Montgomery walked to load the bases with none out, Mr. Meidroth scored on a wild pitch, and Edgar Quero hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Vargas.
Wenceel Perez led off the third with a home run.
Edgar Quero led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run. Then, Andrew Benintendi doubled, and scored on a single by Rikuu Nishida.
In the bottom of the eighth, Colson Montgomery homered, Edgar Quero singled with two outs, and Andrew Benintendi homered.
The Tigers lost on Sunday to complete the sweep, then swept the Rays in St. Petersburg.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle 3B-SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 .384 .409
Singled to right in the thiurd.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .313 .458
nothing.
> M. Vierling CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .215 .281 .356
Hit an infield single in the sixth.
> G. Workman PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .395
> R. Greene LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .307 .398 .434
Singled to right in the fourth.
He was safe on a fielding error by Randal Grichuk in the sixth.
He also struck out twice.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .208 .314 .396
Singled to left in the fourth.
Singled to left in the ninth.
> J. Jones DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .224 .271
Grounded into a double play to end the fourth.
In the KIITI club,
> C. Keith PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .329 .348
nothing.
> W. Perez RF-CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .172 .234 .313
Homered mto left-centre in the third.
> H. Lee 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .195 .235 .299
Singled up the middle in the fifth.
> Z. Short SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .120 .324 .160]
Walked in the fifth.
n the KIITI club.
> Z. McKinstry PH-SS-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160 .242 .217
Struck out in his only at-bat.
> team 34 1 7 1 1 1 9
One run is rarely enough to win.
> HR: Pérez (5, 3rd inning off Kay 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Pérez (11)
> GIDP: Jones
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 0-6 (Jones 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Dingler 0-1, Torkelson 0-1, Keith 0-1, McGonigle 0-1)
> DP: 1 (Short-Torkelson)
> Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Meidroth 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 .340 .392
> M. Vargas 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .236 .367 .483
> C. Montgomery 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .233 .329 .486
> R. Grichuk RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .333 .625
Contained.
> T. Peters CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .346 .396
> E. Quero C 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .196 .280 .259
> A. Benintendi DH 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .236 .283 .388
> L. Acuna SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .165 .214 .175
Corralled.
> S. Antonacci LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 .378 .373
Collared.
> R. Nishida CF-RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
> team 31 7 9 6 3 2 7
> 2B: Benintendi (9, Valdez); Montgomery (11, Valdez); Meidroth (11, Valdez)
> HR: Benintendi (4, 8th inning off Brieske 1 on, 2 Out);
> Montgomery (14, 8th inning off Brieske 0 on, 1 Out);
> Quero (2, 7th inning off Valdez 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Benintendi 2 (25), Montgomery (35), Quero 2 (15), Nishida (2)
> 2Out RBI: Benintendi 2; Nishida.
> SF: Quero
> GIDP: Montgomery
> Team LOB: 3
> Team RISP: 1-6 (Grichuk 0-2, Benintendi 0-1, Acuña 0-1, Nishida 1-1, Antonacci 0-1)
> DP: 1 (Montgomery-Meidroth-Vargas)
> E: Grichuk (1, fielding)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (22-37, 8-23 road) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
> Chicago White Sox (31-27, 19-11 home) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 x - 7 9 1
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Another loss. It's getting monotonous.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez (L, 2-4) 6.2 6 4 4 2 4 1 89-59 4.39
He settled down after the first inning,
did well for a while, but tired in the seventh.
> B. Brieske 1.1 3 3 3 0 3 2 30-23 20.25
He did well in the seventh, but not so well in the eighth.
> team 8.0 9 7 7 2 7 3 119-82
> WP: Valdez
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Valdez 16/27;
> Brieske 7/7
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Valdez-12-11-15-21;
> Brieske-2-6-11-4
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Valdez 6-9;
> Brieske 0-1
> Game Scores: F Valdez 48
> Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> A. Kay (W, 5-1) 5.0 6 1 1 1 3 1 84-54 3.77
One pitch went a long ways, but other than that, he did well.
> G. Taylor (H, 4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 31-24 2.12
> S. Dominguez (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-8 3.97
> T. Richards 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10-7 6.43
Did their job.
> team 9.0 7 1 1 1 9 1 140-93
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Domínguez 2/3; Richards 3/4; Kay 12/22; Taylor 3/6
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes
> Domínguez-3-2-1-2; Richards-3-0-1-3;
> Kay-15-7-14-18; Taylor-8-4-10-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Domínguez 1-1; Richards 0-2; Kay 9-3; Taylor 1-1
> Game Scores: A Kay 53
> Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
> Attendance: 29,435
> Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 13 m.p.h., right to left
> Time of Game: 2:24
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It was the kind of a game whee the Tigers fell behind early and stayed behind. Granted, the White Sox added five runs in the seventh and eighth innings, but that just added to the lead for the White Sox.
In the bottom of the first, Chase Meidroth doubled, Miguel Vargas and Colson Montgomery walked to load the bases with none out, Mr. Meidroth scored on a wild pitch, and Edgar Quero hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Vargas.
Wenceel Perez led off the third with a home run.
Edgar Quero led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run. Then, Andrew Benintendi doubled, and scored on a single by Rikuu Nishida.
In the bottom of the eighth, Colson Montgomery homered, Edgar Quero singled with two outs, and Andrew Benintendi homered.
The Tigers lost on Sunday to complete the sweep, then swept the Rays in St. Petersburg.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle 3B-SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 .384 .409
Singled to right in the thiurd.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .313 .458
nothing.
> M. Vierling CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .215 .281 .356
Hit an infield single in the sixth.
> G. Workman PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .395
> R. Greene LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .307 .398 .434
Singled to right in the fourth.
He was safe on a fielding error by Randal Grichuk in the sixth.
He also struck out twice.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .208 .314 .396
Singled to left in the fourth.
Singled to left in the ninth.
> J. Jones DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .224 .271
Grounded into a double play to end the fourth.
In the KIITI club,
> C. Keith PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .329 .348
nothing.
> W. Perez RF-CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .172 .234 .313
Homered mto left-centre in the third.
> H. Lee 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .195 .235 .299
Singled up the middle in the fifth.
> Z. Short SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .120 .324 .160]
Walked in the fifth.
n the KIITI club.
> Z. McKinstry PH-SS-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160 .242 .217
Struck out in his only at-bat.
> team 34 1 7 1 1 1 9
One run is rarely enough to win.
> HR: Pérez (5, 3rd inning off Kay 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Pérez (11)
> GIDP: Jones
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 0-6 (Jones 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Dingler 0-1, Torkelson 0-1, Keith 0-1, McGonigle 0-1)
> DP: 1 (Short-Torkelson)
> Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Meidroth 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 .340 .392
> M. Vargas 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .236 .367 .483
> C. Montgomery 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .233 .329 .486
> R. Grichuk RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .333 .625
Contained.
> T. Peters CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .346 .396
> E. Quero C 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .196 .280 .259
> A. Benintendi DH 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .236 .283 .388
> L. Acuna SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .165 .214 .175
Corralled.
> S. Antonacci LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 .378 .373
Collared.
> R. Nishida CF-RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
> team 31 7 9 6 3 2 7
> 2B: Benintendi (9, Valdez); Montgomery (11, Valdez); Meidroth (11, Valdez)
> HR: Benintendi (4, 8th inning off Brieske 1 on, 2 Out);
> Montgomery (14, 8th inning off Brieske 0 on, 1 Out);
> Quero (2, 7th inning off Valdez 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Benintendi 2 (25), Montgomery (35), Quero 2 (15), Nishida (2)
> 2Out RBI: Benintendi 2; Nishida.
> SF: Quero
> GIDP: Montgomery
> Team LOB: 3
> Team RISP: 1-6 (Grichuk 0-2, Benintendi 0-1, Acuña 0-1, Nishida 1-1, Antonacci 0-1)
> DP: 1 (Montgomery-Meidroth-Vargas)
> E: Grichuk (1, fielding)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (22-37, 8-23 road) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
> Chicago White Sox (31-27, 19-11 home) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 x - 7 9 1
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Another loss. It's getting monotonous.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez (L, 2-4) 6.2 6 4 4 2 4 1 89-59 4.39
He settled down after the first inning,
did well for a while, but tired in the seventh.
> B. Brieske 1.1 3 3 3 0 3 2 30-23 20.25
He did well in the seventh, but not so well in the eighth.
> team 8.0 9 7 7 2 7 3 119-82
> WP: Valdez
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Valdez 16/27;
> Brieske 7/7
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Valdez-12-11-15-21;
> Brieske-2-6-11-4
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Valdez 6-9;
> Brieske 0-1
> Game Scores: F Valdez 48
> Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> A. Kay (W, 5-1) 5.0 6 1 1 1 3 1 84-54 3.77
One pitch went a long ways, but other than that, he did well.
> G. Taylor (H, 4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 31-24 2.12
> S. Dominguez (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-8 3.97
> T. Richards 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10-7 6.43
Did their job.
> team 9.0 7 1 1 1 9 1 140-93
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Domínguez 2/3; Richards 3/4; Kay 12/22; Taylor 3/6
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes
> Domínguez-3-2-1-2; Richards-3-0-1-3;
> Kay-15-7-14-18; Taylor-8-4-10-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Domínguez 1-1; Richards 0-2; Kay 9-3; Taylor 1-1
> Game Scores: A Kay 53
> Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
> Attendance: 29,435
> Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 13 m.p.h., right to left
> Time of Game: 2:24
This game report is brought to you by Ebertfest.
Honouring the late Roger Ebert.
https://ebertfest.com/
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