Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox

Jackson Jobe (2-2, 3.89 ERA) gets the ball for the Tigers, coming off 6.1 innings of one-run ball with 8 strikeouts against the Rockies in his return from Tommy John surgery. Sean Burke (9-7, 3.47) starts for the White Sox at 1:10 PM CT, and the version of him on the mound today looks a lot better than his last line suggests.

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WIN

Total

Tigers

(73-81)

WLLWW

1

+1.5-190+113o8.5+113

White Sox

(78-76)

LWLLW

3

-1.5+158-130u8.5-133

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Two clubs with not much on the line this September meet again at Rate Field, with Detroit already out of the race and Chicago hovering just above .500. Jobe's return from Tommy John surgery has looked sharp, Burke's line hides a bounce-back start, and both bullpens are banged up enough to matter more than either offense.

Tigers

• +Beat White Sox 11-8 in the last meeting
• +Jobe: 6.1 IP, 1 ER, 8 K last time out
• −73-81, well out of the playoff race
• −Closer Finnegan just landed on 15-day IL

White Sox

• +Burke's actual last start: 5 shutout innings vs Cleveland
• +Took the first game of this week's set
• −Lost last game to Detroit, 8-11
• −CF Peters day-to-day with shoulder/rib contusion

Chicago will also be without a piece in center — Tristan Peters left Friday's game with a shoulder and rib contusion and is day-to-day, thinning an outfield that's already missing Joey Bart behind the plate for a month. Detroit's bullpen took its own hit this week when closer Kyle Finnegan landed on the 15-day injured list with groin inflammation, leaving both sides scrambling for length behind their starters.

Jackson Jobe

(2-3)·3.98 ERA

Sep 13 vs Rockies

W

6.1IP

1ER

8K

1BB

87P

09/19 Lineup

Sean Burke

(10-7)·3.40 ERA

Sep 8 vs Pirates

L

1.1IP

7ER

2K

2BB

48P

09/19 Lineup

None of that has slowed either lineup lately. The Tigers scored 11 in Thursday's win over Chicago and put up 10 against Toronto a few days before that, while the White Sox have flashed their own thump in a series where both bullpens are running thinner than usual.

Detroit Tigers

(73-81)

09/18W@White Sox11-8

09/17L@White Sox1-3

09/16L@Blue Jays1-5

09/15W@Blue Jays10-1

09/14W@Blue Jays6-5

Chicago White Sox

(78-76)

09/18LvsTigers8-11

09/17WvsTigers3-1

09/16L@Guardians3-6

09/15L@Guardians6-7

09/14W@Guardians7-3

Detroit sits at 73-81, playing out a lost season with half an eye on what arms like Jobe look like heading into 2027. Chicago, at 78-76, is a good deal closer to .500 and still has more riding on games like this one — the two clubs are split at a game apiece so far this week.

Detroit Tigers

(12)

• 10-Day-ILKerry Carpenter (RF) — The Tigers announced Friday that Carpenter (foot) has ramped up his running and hitting progression with the hope of returning from the injured list before the end of the season, MLB.com reports.09/17
• 15-Day-ILKyle Finnegan (RP) — The Tigers placed Finnegan on the 15-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to Wednesday, with left groin inflammation.09/17
• 15-Day-ILJack Flaherty (SP) — Flaherty (forearm) is slated to throw a 2-to-3-inning simulated game Saturday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.09/11
• 60-Day-ILJustin Verlander (SP) — Verlander (hamstring/hip) threw a mound session Saturday with hitters standing in, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.09/12
• 60-Day-ILWenceel Perez (RF) — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Friday that Perez (orbital) is "most likely" done for the season, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.09/11
• 60-Day-ILMatt Vierling (CF) — The Tigers transferred Vierling (adductor/heel) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.09/06
• 60-Day-ILWill Vest (RP) — Vest (elbow) underwent hip surgery Tuesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.08/11
• 60-Day-ILBurch Smith (RP) — Smith is being evaluated after exiting a rehab appearance with Triple-A Toledo on Thursday with right shoulder/lat discomfort, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.07/24
• 60-Day-ILBailey Horn (RP) — Horn (elbow) will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILParker Meadows (CF) — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday that Meadows (forearm) has yet to resume hitting and is without a timeline to return from the 60-day injured list, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.06/25
• 60-Day-ILTrey Sweeney (SS) — Sweeney will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery this week, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.06/05
• 60-Day-ILReese Olson (SP) — The Tigers placed Olson on the 60-day injured list Tuesday after he underwent a right shoulder labral repair Feb. 2 that will result in him missing the 2026 season.05/08

Chicago White Sox

(9)

• Day-To-DayTristan Peters (CF) — Peters was diagnosed with a left shoulder/rib contusion following his exit from Friday's game against Detroit.09/19
• 10-Day-ILJoey Bart (C) — White Sox general manager Chris Getz said Friday that Bart is expected to be sidelined for "over a month" due to a left hand fracture, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.08/07
• 15-Day-ILHuascar Brazoban (RP) — Brazoban (lat) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, James Fegan of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.09/02
• 60-Day-ILPrelander Berroa (RP) — Berroa (elbow) is scheduled to begin throwing off a mound next week, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.09/03
• 60-Day-ILKy Bush (SP) — Bush (elbow) has been shut down for the 2026 season due to a strained left lat, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.09/03
• 60-Day-ILJordan Leasure (RP) — Leasure underwent surgery to repair a torn UCL in August, James Fegan of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.08/31
• 60-Day-ILMike Vasil (RP) — The White Sox transferred Vasil (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTanner Murray (LF) — The White Sox transferred Murray (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Baldwin (LF) — The White Sox transferred Baldwin (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

Whichever way it breaks, this one likely gets decided in the bullpens more than the box score suggests — both clubs are running thinner relief corps than they'd like, and that's usually where an afternoon like this turns.