Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, September 18, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-160) Chicago (+132)

Rate Field is the site where the Chicago White Sox (77-75) will play the Detroit Tigers (72-80) on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Detroit at -160 and Chicago is priced at +132. The total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Andrew Sears and Luis Castillo.

The Tigers have accumulated 239 doubles as a squad and have knocked 171 baseballs out of the park. Detroit has a slugging rate of .399 and have struck out 1,316 times, while taking a walk on 540 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are earning 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in baseball. They have 649 runs batted in and 1,227 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is .239. They have earned a total of 683 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .317.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers have yielded 155 home runs and also 607 total runs (6th in MLB). Detroit has relinquished 1,173 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 545 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.64 for the season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,213 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 475 batters and their FIP is 4.02 as a team this year.

The Tigers have sent 475 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 245 runners this year and 25.7% of those players ended up scoring. The relievers have a total of 71 holds on the season (24th in baseball). Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 165 times in addition to having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 30 saves this season and have blown 32 out of their 62 save chances. The Tigers relievers have recorded a save rate of 48.4% and have entered the game in 135 save situations.

The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 4,041 putouts thus far, as well as 1,371 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which puts them in 12th in MLB, and they have turned 124 double plays. The Tigers have converted 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,123 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in professional baseball.

Sears has taken the mound for 16 innings and has totaled 13 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.56 (10 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.420. He has allowed 19 base knocks (10.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 4 walks. Sears (0-1 career record) sits with a FIP of 5.47 while he has gone up against 73 hitters during his time in the majors.

The White Sox hold a slugging % of .403 and they average 4.68 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have put up 237 doubles, while walking 553 times as well as putting up 711 runs. Chicago has a total of 195 long balls this year to go along with 678 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,402 occasions (5th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,196 hits. The Chicago White Sox have compiled a team on-base percentage of .319 as well as a batting average of .235 this season.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 677 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.12 (619 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 170 dingers and they relinquish 4.51 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.307 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (1,248 strikeouts against 540 walks). They rank 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,226.

They rank 24th in the league holding a save percentage of 56.7%, and they have dispatched 504 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 149 times in high leverage situations in addition to 167 occasions with runners on. With 126 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 56 holds and 29 blown saves. Chicago has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 67 save opportunities and they have tallied 38 saves. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of 246 inherited base runners.

In their 12,165 innings played, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (12th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 106 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The White Sox have racked up 1,240 assists, 80 errors and have amassed 4,055 putouts on the campaign.

Castillo (85-86 record in his career) has a 3.64 ERA while conceding 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has gone up against 5,963 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 582 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.190 and having a FIP of 3.6. In his career, Castillo has surrendered 1,249 hits while he has earned 1,518 K's in 1,439 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-160)

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