White Sox keep pace in the AL Central with a rain-soaked 8-1 win over the Tigers

Cite

APA MLA Chicago

Decock, L. (2026, September 21). White Sox keep pace in the AL Central with a rain-soaked 8-1 win over the Tigers. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/white-sox-keep-pace-in-the-al-central-with-a-rain-soaked-8-1-win-over-the-tigers/article_28264f0b-d437-570f-a584-34b27e2b05e6.html

Dated when The Aporia collected the article, usually within hours of publication. Check the original for its exact date and byline.

Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-21 · by Luke Decock

Quick Summary

The Chicago White Sox maintained their position in the AL Central by defeating the Detroit Tigers 8-1 in a rain-delayed game that lasted over four hours due to weather interruptions. Sam Antonacci contributed significantly with a two-run double as Davis Martin pitched scorelessly for 4 1/3 innings before handing off to relievers. The win kept the White Sox within one game of the division lead and extended their edge over other wild card contenders.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

On Sunday, the Chicago White Sox maintained their grip on the American League Central standings with an 8-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The game was delayed for 3 hours and 50 minutes due to rain and played in a persistent mist. Sam Antonacci contributed significantly with a two-run double as part of a three-run fourth inning. This win eliminated the Tigers from playoff contention while keeping the White Sox just one game behind the Cleveland Guardians. Additionally, the White Sox maintained a three-game lead over both the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays for the third wild card spot.

Davis Martin pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the White Sox, striking out six batters with three hits and three walks. Huascar Brazoban, activated from the injured list earlier in the day, secured the victory by pitching a clean sixth inning. Trevor Richards set a major league record with his 205th relief outing of an inning or more. The win was crucial for Chicago's playoff hopes as they continue to outpace their division rivals.

Written for “White Sox Win Over Tigers” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 White Sox Win Over Tigers

Sports · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 0% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.

Sean Burke and Miguel Vargas help the White Sox beat the Tigers 3-1 Different event

Toronto Star

Hedges 1 of 17 claims Outlet record 64/100

“The articles describe different games between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers on consecutive days with distinct outcomes and players highlighted.”

Gavin Williams dominates with 7 shutout frames as Guardians edge Athletics to stay atop AL Central Different event

Toronto Star

Hedges 0 of 16 claims Outlet record 64/100

“The articles describe different baseball games between different teams on the same day but do not cover the same specific incident.”

White Sox complete amazing turnaround with historic playoff clincher Different event

New York Post

Hedges 1 of 13 claims Outlet record 66/100

“Article A describes an individual game on September 21st while Article B discusses the team's overall achievement of clinching a playoff spot, likely after several games including but not limited to the one mentioned in Article A.”

A late-season rally flips the AL Central race as the Guardians edge ahead of White Sox Different event

Toronto Star

Hedges 0 of 32 claims Outlet record 64/100

“The articles describe different games involving the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians occurring on separate dates.”

MLB scores: Sean Burke and Miguel Vargas help the White Sox beat the Tigers Different event

Toronto Star

Hedges 1 of 55 claims Outlet record 64/100

“The articles describe different games played on consecutive days with distinct outcomes and players involved.”

Blue Jays' AL wild-card tiebreakers, schedules: Toronto chasing Cleveland again with 9 games left Different event

Toronto Star

Hedges 3 of 31 claims Outlet record 64/100

“The articles describe different games involving the Chicago White Sox on separate dates.”

How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted

sentences that state something as happening or true

Uncertain

0 of 16 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")

Leaning

not political

takes no side on a contested political question

Publisher signals

64/100

Toronto Star's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.

Outlets on this story

Sports

Same framing elsewhere

articles that frame the event the way this one does

Analyzed 2026-09-21 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability

Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

Toronto Star · 11229 article(s) · 28 correction(s) detected

Running correction rate · 28 correction(s)

2026-10-31

Inmate's escape is just the latest problem for Tennessee's troubled prison system

2026-10-26

Correction

2026-10-24

Correction

2026-10-22

News Clarification for Oct. 22

2026-10-21

No. 6 Hoosiers try to for rare rebound at Michigan after turning the page on 22-game winning streak

2026-10-19

Driver’s License Suspensions for Court Debt Draw Scrutiny

2026-10-16

Amputations and cancer treatment delays: Lawmakers hear testimony on Mississippi prison healthcare

2026-10-16

UPDATE: Golconda Gold Releases Q3 2026 Production Update at Galaxy

2026-10-08

News Clarification for Oct. 8

2026-10-07

Correction

2026-10-05

Entertainment Correction for Oct. 5

2026-10-03

Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

2026-09-28

Organizations call for Action to End the Deaths of Indigenous People in Custody

2026-09-27

Police memorial recognizes six officers killed in the line of duty in 2026

2026-09-27

UPDATE: WSP to host Power & Energy-focused investor event virtually only

2026-09-26

News Clarification for Sept. 27

2026-09-26

Former federal public servant seeks better pensions for injured workers

2026-09-25

News Corrections for Sept. 25

2026-09-25

She has not been charged. But the Project South allegations have branded her with a 'scarlet letter'

2026-09-24

Correction

2026-09-23

MULTIMEDIA UPDATE: Smith+Nephew launches the new EVOS™ PELVIC Plating System at the 2026 Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting, expanding the EVOS Plating Platform for pelvic and acetabular fracture management

2026-09-22

Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before his death in ICE custody, family says

2026-09-22

Judges' grilling of accused men leads to sex assault and dangerous driving cases being overturned

2026-09-20

Jura Energy Corporation Provides Clarification Regarding Media Reports Concerning Its Petroleum Rights in Pakistan

2026-09-19

New details emerge about Toronto's guns-for-hire and the 'crash-out mission" that sparked the Project South investigation

2026-09-17

UPDATE: Osisko Critical Minerals Corporation Announces C$100 Million Private Placement of Special Warrants

2026-09-17

Alabama set to execute man for pawn shop killings months after his nitrogen gas execution blocked

2026-09-04

Orca Corrects Q3 Quarterly Dividend Announcement

Who wrote this

Luke Decock

3 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction

🔮 Projected rotation starters Kade Horton and Justin Steele both missed the entire season and Edward Cabrera and Matthew Boyd both spent time on the injured list.

2026-10-02 · assertive framing · Cubs exec Jed Hoyer regrets late collapse, says offseason focus will be on pitching upgrades

🔮 Armstrong homered to lead off the third, breaking Billy Williams’ franchise record set in 1970.

2026-09-17 · assertive framing · Crow-Armstrong homers twice, Imanaga shines as Cubs beat Braves 8-4

Also by Luke Decock

Cubs exec Jed Hoyer regrets late collapse, says offseason focus will be on pitching upgrades

2026-10-02 · Toronto Star

Crow-Armstrong homers twice, Imanaga shines as Cubs beat Braves 8-4

2026-09-17 · Toronto Star

Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

Topics

CHICAGO Detroit The White Sox Tigers the Chicago White Sox

Subjects

The White Sox ORG · 3× Antonacci PERSON · 2× Detroit GPE · 2× Tigers ORG · 2× CHICAGO GPE · 1× Sam Antonacci PERSON · 1× the AL Central ORG · 1× the Chicago White Sox ORG · 1× the Cleveland Guardians ORG · 1× the Detroit Tigers ORG · 1×

Narrative

CHICAGO (AP) — Sam Antonacci had a two-run double in a three-run fourth inning and the Chicago White Sox kept pace in the AL Central and eliminated the Detroit Tigers from playoff contention with a rain-soaked 8-1 victory Sunday.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-21

2026-09-21 · Toronto Star

White Sox keep pace in the AL Central with a rain-soaked 8-1 win over the Tigers · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

Sox → have → victory

The White Sox remained a game behind the Cleveland Guardians in the division and hold a three-game lead over the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays for the third wild card. asserted

Sox → remain → card

The start was delayed 3 hours, 50 minutes by rain and most of the game was played in a swirling mist. asserted

most → delay → mist

Davis Martin threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the White Sox, striking out six, allowing three hits and walking three. asserted

Martin → throw → three

He failed to record a win for his 15th straight appearance dating to June 10. asserted

He → fail → June

Huascar Brazoban (6-2), activated from the injured list earlier Sunday, pitched a scoreless sixth for the victory. asserted

Brazoban → activate → victory

Trevor Richards pitched two innings for the 205th White Sox relief outing of 1 1/3 innings or more, a major league record. asserted

Richards → pitch → innings

Braden Montgomery started the scoring with an RBI double in the second. asserted

Montgomery → start → second

Kyle Teel singled home Antonacci after his double in the fourth. asserted

Teel → single → fourth

Chase Meidroth hit his 15th home run in the fifth, a two-run shot into the left-field bullpen. asserted

Meidroth → hit → bullpen

Max Clark broke up the shutout with a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth. asserted

Clark → break → eighth

Detroit reliever Brant Hurler walked in a run in the bottom of the inning and Randal Grichuk followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 8-1. asserted

it → walk → fly

Detroit starter Troy Melton (8-5) allowed three runs on four hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings before leaving with a trainer after Antonacci’s double. asserted

Melton → allow → double

Eduardo Valencia had three hits for the Tigers. asserted

Valencia → have → Tigers

Up next The Tigers have not announced a starter for Monday’s opener of a three-game series against Washington. asserted

Tigers → announce → Washington

The White Sox are off Monday before before beginning a three-game series at Kansas City, with LHP Anthony Kay (9-9, 4.41 ERA) starting Tuesday against LHP Daniel Lynch IV (6-6, 3.29). asserted

Kay → begin → IV

💬Give feedback

🕘History 🎫Support

Terms · Privacy · beta v2.0.0

Articles to 3 Nov 2026