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Washington Nationals at Detroit Tigers

Comerica Park, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 4–2 on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 4 77-85
at Detroit Tigers 2 76-86

Line score

Team
Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 6 0
Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 0
  • W: Will Dion (2-2)
  • L: Framber Valdez (10-12)
  • S: Yovanny Cruz

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: Yohandy Morales (4)
  • Detroit Tigers: Ben Malgeri (5)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 6th Washington Nationals CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Andrés Chaparro scores. CJ Abrams out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Ben Malgeri to first baseman Spencer Torkelson to second baseman Zach McKinstry. Brady House to 2nd. 1–0
Top 6th Washington Nationals Yohandy Morales homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Brady House scores. 3–0
Bottom 6th Detroit Tigers Ben Malgeri homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. 3–1
Top 7th Washington Nationals James Wood grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Nasim Nuñez scores. 4–1
Bottom 9th Detroit Tigers Ben Malgeri singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Jace Jung scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. 4–2

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 4 0 0 1 0 2 .262
Andrés Chaparro DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 .251
Brady House 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .244
CJ Abrams 2B 2 0 1 1 2 0 .262
Dylan Crews LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223
Yohandy Morales 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .279
Harry Ford C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .186
Daylen Lile PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Keibert Ruiz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Jacob Young CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249
Nasim Nuñez SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 .209
Totals 31 4 6 4 4 8
Pitcher
Richard Lovelady 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.71
Brad Lord 3.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 49 3.78
Will Dion (W, 2-2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 4 1 41 3.78
Jack Sinclair (H, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.93
Erik Tolman (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 3.21
Yovanny Cruz (S, 1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 22 5.40

Detroit Tigers

Batter
Kevin McGonigle 3B 5 0 3 0 0 1 .278
Hao-Yu Lee DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .267
Ben Malgeri RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .250
Riley Greene LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 .282
Dillon Dingler C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .244
Max Clark CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .283
Spencer Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 .228
John Peck SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .164
Brett Callahan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212
Zach McKinstry 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .201
Eduardo Valencia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .339
Jace Jung 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Totals 33 2 8 2 6 9
Pitcher
Framber Valdez (L, 10-12) 5.1 4 2 2 3 6 0 87 4.03
Tyler Kinley 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 3.49
Jacob Waguespack 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 28 2.56
Kenley Jansen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.27

Game info

Weather
65 degrees, Sunny
Wind
14 mph, In From LF
First pitch
1:12 PM
Time of game
2:44
Attendance
21,373
Umpires
Home Plate: Mike Muchlinski, First Base: Doug Eddings, Second Base: Emil Jimenez, Third Base: Louie Krupa

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Nationals 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 Final Game page

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