Game Report - May 31, 2026 - White Sox 2, Tigers 1

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The Tigers took an early lead in this game, but the White Sox scored a pair of runs in the seventh.  The White Sox held on to win this game.

In the top of the first, Kevin McGonigle singled, and scored on a double by Spencer Torkelson.

In the bottom of the seventh, Colson Montgomery homered, then Chase Meidroth singled, went to second base on a single by Jacob Gonzalez, and scored on a single by Tristan Peters.

After being swept in Chicago over the weekend, the Tigers went to St. Petersburg, where they swept the Rays.



> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> C. Keith 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .324 .342

nothing.

>    H. Lee PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .232 .295

> K. McGonigle SS-3B 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 .286 .390 .410

Singled to right in the first and scored.
Walked in the third and stole second base.
Walked again in the sixth.

> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .214 .317 .403

Doubled to left in the first
   to drive in Mr. McGonigle.
Singled to right in the eighth.

> K. Carpenter DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221 .303 .452

Singled to right in the fourth.

>    J. Jones PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .155 .231 .268

Walked in the sixth.

> R. Greene LF  4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 .391 .426

Grounded into a double play to end the sixth.

> M. Vierling CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 .281 .349

Walked in the seventh.

> W. Perez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .228 .304

In the KIITI club.

> Z. McKinstry 2B-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .157 .244 .213

Walked in the seventh.

> J. Rogers C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .137 .220 .216

In the KIITI club, with two strikeouts.

> team 29 1 4 1 0 5 8

One run was not enough to win this game.



> 2B: Torkelson (13, Burke)

> RBI: Torkelson (22)

> GIDP: Greene

> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 0-4 (Greene 0-2, Carpenter 0-1, Torkelson 0-1)

> CS: Vierling (2, 2nd base by Murphy/Romo)
> Picked Off: Vierling (1st base, Murphy)

> SB: McGonigle (9, 2nd base off Burke/Romo)



> Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> S. Antonacci LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .369 .362

Contained.

> M. Vargas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .361 .473

Cornered.

> A. Benintendi DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .279 .381

Curtailed.

> C. Montgomery SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .235 .329 .498
> C. Meidroth 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269 .340 .392
> J. Gonzalez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
> T. Peters CF-RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .289 .353 .408
> D. Romo C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 .292 .468

Caught.

> R. Nishida RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 .235 .235
>    R. Grichuk PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .326 .610
>    L. Acuna CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 .214 .175
> team 29 2 6 2 1 0 4

Not a lot of scoring, but enough to win.

> 2B: Peters (9, Montero)
> HR: Montgomery (15, 7th inning off Anderson 0 on, 1 Out)

> RBI: Montgomery (36), Peters (14)

> Team LOB: 3
> Team RISP: 1-3 (Romo 0-2, Peters 1-1)

> CS: Peters (1, 2nd base by Holton/Rogers)
> Picked Off: Peters (1st base, Holton)

> DP: 1 (Meidroth-Montgomery-Gonzalez)



> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (22-38, 8-24 road)       1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0 - 1 4 0
> Chicago White Sox (32-27, 20-11 Home)   0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 x - 2 6 0
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------


Yet again, the Tigers did not hold a lead.



> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Montero 6.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 65-46 3.69

A quality start, but a no-decision.

> D. Anderson (L, 2-3, B, 3) 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 1 25-19 4.03

the problem.

> T. Holton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 4.50
> B. Hanifee 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-5 1.46

Did their jobs.

> team 8.0 6 2 2 0 4 1 103-73

> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced
>    Montero 11/20;
>    Anderson 5/6; Holton 1/0; Hanifee 2/3

> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes
>    Montero-10-6-14-15;
>    Anderson-5-2-6-6; Holton-0-1-2-0; Hanifee-0-1-1-3

> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
>    Montero 7-7;
>     Anderson 1-1; Hanifee 2-1

> Game Scores: K Montero 72



> Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> S. Burke 5.1 3 1 1 2 6 0 93-60 3.72

His pitch count rose a bit too quickly to get a quality start.

> C. Murphy 1.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 25-11 8.59
> B. Eisert (W, 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8-5 4.22
> B. Hudson (H, 4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17-12 1.26
> T. Davis (S, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 3.12

Did their job, unfortunately.

> team 9.0 4 1 1 5 8 0 149-92

> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Murphy 2/5; Eisert 1/1; Burke 11/21; Hudson 3/5; Davis 1/2

> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Murphy-2-2-5-2; Eisert-1-2-2-0;
> Burke-14-14-19-13; Hudson-2-2-4-3; Davis-1-0-1-2

> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Murphy 1-1; Burke 5-5; Hudson 0-3; Davis 0-2

> Game Scores: S Burke 62



> Venue: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
> Attendance: 28,754

> Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 7 m.p.h., in from left

> Time of Game: 2:20

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