Washington Nationals at Detroit Tigers
· Comerica Park, Detroit · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Nationals 9–2 on Monday, September 21, 2026 at home.
Line score
Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Washington Nationals at Detroit Tigers
| Team |
11st inning |
22nd inning |
33rd inning |
44th inning |
55th inning |
66th inning |
77th inning |
88th inning |
99th inning |
RRuns |
HHits |
EErrors |
| Washington Nationals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
| Detroit Tigers |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
xnot played |
9 |
12 |
0 |
- W: Keider Montero (10-9)
- L: DJ Herz (0-1)
Home runs
- Washington Nationals: Yohandy Morales (3)
- Detroit Tigers: Ben Malgeri (4), Spencer Torkelson (25), Javier Báez (3)
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.
Scoring plays
Every scoring play, Washington Nationals at Detroit Tigers, with the score after it (away first)
| Inning |
Team |
Play |
Score |
| Bottom 1st |
Detroit Tigers |
Hao-Yu Lee hits a ground-rule double (17) on a fly ball to right-center field. Gleyber Torres scores. |
0–1 |
| Bottom 1st |
Detroit Tigers |
Eduardo Valencia singles on a line drive to left fielder James Wood. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Fielding error by left fielder James Wood. |
0–2 |
| Bottom 4th |
Detroit Tigers |
Javier Báez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Dillon Dingler scores. |
0–4 |
| Bottom 5th |
Detroit Tigers |
Ben Malgeri homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Riley Greene scores. Eduardo Valencia scores. |
0–7 |
| Bottom 5th |
Detroit Tigers |
Spencer Torkelson homers (25) on a fly ball to left field. Dillon Dingler scores. |
0–9 |
| Top 8th |
Washington Nationals |
Yohandy Morales homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. James Wood scores. |
2–9 |
Box score
Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| James Wood |
LF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.265 |
| Daylen Lile |
DH |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.249 |
| Abimelec Ortiz |
1B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.194 |
| Substitute: Yohandy Morales |
1B |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.306 |
| CJ Abrams |
SS |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.260 |
| Substitute: Nasim Nuñez |
SS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.209 |
| Dylan Crews |
RF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.223 |
| Jorbit Vivas |
2B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.245 |
| Brady House |
3B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.241 |
| Keibert Ruiz |
C |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.283 |
| Jacob Young |
CF |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.252 |
| Totals |
32 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
|
Washington Nationals pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| DJ Herz (L, 0-1) |
4.0 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
63 |
9.00 |
| Luis Perales |
2.0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
47 |
11.45 |
| Josiah Gray |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
32 |
0.00 |
Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| Gleyber Torres |
2B |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.260 |
| Substitute: Jace Jung |
2B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.143 |
| Hao-Yu Lee |
3B |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.268 |
| Riley Greene |
LF |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.284 |
| Substitute: Brett Callahan |
LF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.219 |
| Eduardo Valencia |
DH |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.354 |
| Ben Malgeri |
RF |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
.241 |
| Dillon Dingler |
C |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.245 |
| Spencer Torkelson |
1B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
.230 |
| Javier Báez |
CF |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
.240 |
| Substitute: Zach McKinstry |
CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.202 |
| John Peck |
SS |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.182 |
| Totals |
35 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
|
Detroit Tigers pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| River Ryan |
3.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
43 |
0.00 |
| Keider Montero (W, 10-9) |
4.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
58 |
3.48 |
| Drew Sommers |
1.0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
3.69 |
| Beau Brieske |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
4.98 |
Game info
- Weather
- 60 degrees, Partly Cloudy
- Wind
- 11 mph, L To R
- First pitch
- 6:41 PM
- Time of game
- 2:19
- Attendance
- 21,121
- Umpires
- Home Plate: Emil Jimenez, First Base: Louie Krupa, Second Base: Mike Muchlinski, Third Base: Doug Eddings
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