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St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers Home Opener Final

Final score

The Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4–0 on Friday, April 3, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
St. Louis Cardinals 0 77-85
at Detroit Tigers 4 76-86

Line score

Team
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 10 1
  • W: Framber Valdez (1-0)
  • L: Michael McGreevy (0-1)

Home runs

  • Detroit Tigers: Dillon Dingler (2)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 4th Detroit Tigers Dillon Dingler homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Riley Greene scores. 0–2
Bottom 5th Detroit Tigers Riley Greene singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Gleyber Torres scores. Kerry Carpenter to 3rd. 0–3
Bottom 6th Detroit Tigers Javier Báez singles on a ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. Parker Meadows scores. 0–4

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
Masyn Winn SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .179
Nathan Church LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158
Iván Herrera C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .200
Alec Burleson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .280
Ramón Urías 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167
Nolan Gorman 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Jordan Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Yohel Pozo DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Thomas Saggese SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .200
José Fermín LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
JJ Wetherholt 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Victor Scott II CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Totals 33 0 5 0 3 9
Pitcher
Michael McGreevy (L, 0-1) 4.2 7 3 3 0 4 1 75 2.53
Justin Bruihl 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.50
George Soriano 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 2.45
Gordon Graceffo 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 0.00
Chris Roycroft 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 10.13

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Kevin McGonigle 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .346
Gleyber Torres DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 .217
Kerry Carpenter RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 .160
Riley Greene LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .241
Dillon Dingler C 4 1 1 2 0 1 .300
Zach McKinstry 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167
Spencer Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125
Parker Meadows CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Javier Báez SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 .235
Totals 32 4 10 4 2 5
Pitcher
Framber Valdez (W, 1-0) 6.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 91 0.75
Will Vest 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 9.00
Kyle Finnegan 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 0.00
Tyler Holton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00

Game info

Weather
73 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
18 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
1:13 PM
Time of game
2:31
Attendance
45,008
Umpires
Home Plate: Carlos Torres, First Base: Nate Tomlinson, Second Base: Mark Wegner, Third Base: Bruce Dreckman

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Detroit Tigers 11 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Baltimore Orioles 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 3 at Los Angeles Angels 1 Final (10) Game page
Houston Astros 4 at Athletics 11 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 0 Final Game page
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