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White Sox Blow 6-Run Lead and Fall Out of 1st Place in AL Central with 11-8 Loss to Tigers

Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit two-run homers as Detroit erased a six-run deficit and moved Chicago out of first place.

  • On Friday, the Detroit Tigers rallied from a six-run deficit to defeat the Chicago White Sox 11-8, staging a five-run eighth inning. Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit two-run homers to complete the comeback.
  • Chicago took an early lead after scoring six unearned runs in the first inning off Tigers starter Andrew Sears. Miguel Vargas extended the lead to 8-2 with his 32nd home run in the third.
  • Kevin McGonigle sparked the rally with a bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning, cutting the deficit to 8-5. White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters left the game after colliding with the outfield wall.
  • Detroit completed the comeback in the eighth inning, as Dillon Dingler delivered a go-ahead single before Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene hit back-to-back two-run homers. The Tigers won 11-8.
  • The loss dropped Chicago to 78-76, placing them one game behind the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central. Sean Burke will face Jackson Jobe on Saturday as the White Sox attempt to rebound.
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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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