Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers

Jul 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Perkinswin: Detroit Tigers logo

F. Valdezsave: Detroit Tigers logo

K. Jansen

Game Recap

DETROIT -- Eduardo Valencia spent eight years in the Tigers' farm system dreaming of a moment like Thursday, his first at-bat in the big leagues. He was a teammate of Kerry Carpenter, Riley Greene, Dane Myers and Keider Montero in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2019. “We were both...

Scoring Summary

ATHDET

3
Jake Rogers homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
01
5
Henry Bolte grounds into a force out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Zach McKinstry. Jacob Wilson scores. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Henry Bolte to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
11
5
Zach McKinstry homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Kerry Carpenter scores. [2 runs]
13
7
Eduardo Valencia homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
14

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Joshua Kuroda-Grauer3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	.441
2Nick KurtzDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	.266
3Shea LangeliersC	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	.263
4Jonah Heim1B	1	4	0	0	2	0	2	.243
5Jacob WilsonSS	2	4	1	0	1	0	2	.272
6Zack GelofLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Lawrence ButlerRF	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	.199
7Colby ThomasRF-LF	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	.215
Tyler SoderstromPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.242
8Henry BolteCF	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	.274
9Alika Williams2B	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.278
Jeff McNeilPH-2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231
TOTAL	5	31	1	1	11	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jose SuarezLHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	4.44
Jack PerkinsRHP	3.0	2	3	3	2	2	2	67	6.87
Luis MedinaRHP	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	3.70
Hogan HarrisLHP	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	1	27	3.51
Mark Leiter Jr.RHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	4.55
TOTAL	8.0	6	4	4	9	3	3	145	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Kevin McGonigle3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.287
2Matt VierlingRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.199
3Spencer Torkelson1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.212
4Riley GreeneLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.289
5Hao-Yu Lee2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.247
6Kerry CarpenterDH	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	.227
Eduardo ValenciaPH-DH	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000
7Zach McKinstrySS	1	4	1	2	2	0	1	2	.202
8Jake RogersC	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	.171
9James OutmanCF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.153


TOTAL	6	30	4	4	9	3	3	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Framber ValdezLHP	7.0	3	1	1	9	0	0	87	4.10
Kyle FinneganRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	2.13
Kenley JansenRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	4.76


TOTAL	9.0	5	1	1	11	1	0	116	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHDET

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Joshua Kuroda-Grauer strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Nick Kurtz strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Shea Langeliers strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Kevin McGonigle strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Matt Vierling flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Spencer Torkelson flies out to right fielder Colby Thomas. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

ATH

DET

1Runs4

5Hits6

0Errors0

.161Batting Avg.200

31At Bats30

0Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs3

1Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts9

6Left on Base6

5Total Bases15

Game Details

Thursday, July 9, 2026 · 6:40 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,699 (50.4%)

weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: DET -132

over/under: 9