Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Detroit Tigers

Sep 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
PIT	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	9	1	5
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	10	0	10

loss:

M. Montgomery(6-4)win: Detroit Tigers logo

J. Waguespack(2-2)

Game Recap

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers game highlights

DETROIT -- Years from now, when folks mention Vintage Verlander, this is what they’ll mean. For days, the Tigers had joked about sending Justin Verlander out like Billy Chapel. Never mind that the latter is a fictional character, an aging, once-great Tigers pitcher portrayed by Kevin Costner in the 1999...

Scoring Summary

PITDET

4Brandon Lowe homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 10
5Jacob Gonzalez homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 20
6Javier Baez doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Spencer Torkelson scores. Ben Malgeri to 3rd. [1 run] 21
8Bryan Reynolds triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Henry Davis scores. [1 run] 31
9Kevin McGonigle grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Max Clark scores. Hao-Yu Lee to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs] 32
9Eduardo Valencia homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Hao-Yu Lee scores. [2 runs] 34

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ryan O'HearnDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.267
2Brandon Lowe2B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.260
3Bryan ReynoldsLF	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.261
4Oneil CruzCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.280
Jake MangumCF-RF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.273
5Konnor GriffinSS	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.269
6Spencer Horwitz1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.246
7Ronny SimonRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.262
Billy CookCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.173
8Jacob Gonzalez3B	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.223
Jared TrioloPH-3B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.238
9Henry DavisC	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.172
TOTAL	9	34	3	3	8	1	2	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kirby YatesRHP	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	28	3.19
Yohan RamirezRHP	1.1	1	0	0	3	1	0	36	2.86
Carmen MlodzinskiRHP	2.1	1	1	1	5	2	0	49	3.95
Evan SiskLHP	0.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	3.02
Gregory SotoLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3.63
Luke WeaverRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	2.69
Mason MontgomeryLHP	0.2	3	3	3	1	0	1	20	2.93
TOTAL	8.2	10	4	4	12	3	1	169	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Max ClarkCF	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	7	.278
2Hao-Yu Lee2B	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	.267
3Kevin McGonigle3B	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	5	.276
4Eduardo ValenciaDH	1	5	1	2	2	0	1	6	.344
5Riley GreeneLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.282
6Dillon DinglerC	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.243
7Spencer Torkelson1B	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	2	.230
8Zach McKinstryRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.201
Ben MalgeriPH-RF	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.252
9Javier BaezSS	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.241


TOTAL	10	35	4	4	12	3	1	26	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Justin VerlanderRHP	5.1	5	2	2	6	1	2	91	7.00
Tyler KinleyRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	3.45
Brant HurterLHP	1.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	19	3.06
Jacob WaguespackRHP	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	0	24	2.49



TOTAL	9.0	9	3	3	8	1	2	138	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITDET

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Ryan O'Hearn flies out to left fielder Riley Greene. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Brandon Lowe pops out to third baseman Kevin McGonigle. [2 outs]
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POP OUT — Bryan Reynolds pops out to shortstop Javier Baez. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Max Clark lines out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Hao-Yu Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
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SINGLE — Kevin McGonigle singles on a fly ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Eduardo Valencia grounds into a double play, third baseman Jacob Gonzalez to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Kevin McGonigle out at 2nd. Eduardo Valencia out at 1st. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

PIT

DET

3Runs4

9Hits10

1Errors0

.265Batting Avg.286

34At Bats35

4Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts12

5Left on Base10

18Total Bases16

Game Details

Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 1:10 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 41,377 (100.7%)

weather: 70 degrees, sunny

spread: DET -122

over/under: 9