Washington Nationals vs. Detroit Tigers

Sep 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	1	5
DET	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	-	9	12	0	6

loss:

D. Herz(0-1)win: Detroit Tigers logo

K. Montero(10-9)

Game Recap

Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers game highlights

DETROIT -- Somebody get Tigers outfielder Ben Malgeri an endorsement deal. Hours after the Tigers announced their home will be named Fifth Third Park next season, their No. 53 had a game in his case to be a part of the Tigers’ long-term plans. Maybe it was just a coincidence...

Scoring Summary

WSHDET

1Hao-Yu Lee hits a ground-rule double (17) on a fly ball to right-center field. Gleyber Torres scores. [1 run] 01
1Eduardo Valencia singles on a line drive to left fielder James Wood. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Fielding error by left fielder James Wood. [1 run] 02
4Javier Baez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Dillon Dingler scores. [2 runs] 04
5Ben Malgeri homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Riley Greene scores. Eduardo Valencia scores. [3 runs] 07
5Spencer Torkelson homers (25) on a fly ball to left field. Dillon Dingler scores. [2 runs] 09
8Yohandy Morales homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. James Wood scores. [2 runs] 29

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodLF	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	2	.265
2Daylen LileDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.249
3Abimelec Ortiz1B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.194
Yohandy MoralesPH-1B	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	.306
4CJ AbramsSS	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.260
Nasim NunezPH-SS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209
5Dylan CrewsRF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.223
6Jorbit Vivas2B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.245
7Brady House3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.241
8Keibert RuizC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.283
9Jacob YoungCF	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.252

TOTAL	5	32	2	2	11	2	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
DJ HerzLHP	4.0	5	4	4	4	2	1	63	9.00
Luis PeralesRHP	2.0	5	5	5	2	2	2	47	11.45
Josiah GrayRHP	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	32	0.00

TOTAL	8.0	12	9	9	7	4	3	142	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Gleyber Torres2B	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.260
Jace Jung2B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.143
2Hao-Yu Lee3B	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.268
3Riley GreeneLF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	2	.284
Brett CallahanLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.219
4Eduardo ValenciaDH	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.354
5Ben MalgeriRF	2	4	1	3	1	0	1	2	.241
6Dillon DinglerC	2	3	2	0	1	1	0	2	.245
7Spencer Torkelson1B	1	4	1	2	2	0	1	4	.230
8Javier BaezCF	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	.240
Zach McKinstryPH-CF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202
9John PeckSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.182
TOTAL	12	35	9	8	7	4	3	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
River RyanRHP	3.0	2	0	0	3	1	0	43	0.00
Keider MonteroRHP	4.0	1	0	0	5	1	0	58	3.48
Drew SommersLHP	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	1	16	3.69
Beau BrieskeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	4.98
TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	11	2	1	126	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningWSHDET

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — James Wood strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Daylen Lile grounds out, pitcher River Ryan to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. [2 outs]
00
LINEOUT — Abimelec Ortiz lines out sharply to right fielder Ben Malgeri. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Gleyber Torres walks.
00
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher DJ Herz. Gleyber Torres to 2nd.
00
DOUBLE — Hao-Yu Lee hits a ground-rule double (17) on a fly ball to right-center field. Gleyber Torres scores. [1 run]
01
GROUNDOUT — Riley Greene grounds out softly, pitcher DJ Herz to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. [1 out]
01
SINGLE — Eduardo Valencia singles on a line drive to left fielder James Wood. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Fielding error by left fielder James Wood. [1 run]
02
DOUBLE — Ben Malgeri doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder James Wood. Eduardo Valencia to 3rd.
02
STRIKEOUT — Dillon Dingler strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
02
STRIKEOUT — Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

WSH

DET

2Runs9

5Hits12

1Errors0

.156Batting Avg.343

32At Bats35

2Extra-base Hits9

1Home Runs3

2Runs-Batted-In8

2Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts7

5Left on Base6

9Total Bases27

Game Details

Monday, September 21, 2026 · 6:40 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 21,121 (51.4%)

weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: DET -135

over/under: 8.5