Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates, September 27, 2026

PiratesPIT
4-2
Final
TigersDET

September 27, 2026, 3:10 PM ET | Comerica Park

Last 5 Form

Pittsburgh Pirates

2-3

Last 5
L 1-5
vs STL
W 2-1
vs STL
L 7-8
@ DET
L 3-4
@ DET
W 4-2
@ DET

Detroit Tigers

2-3

Last 5
L 1-3
vs WSH
L 2-4
vs WSH
W 8-7
vs PIT
W 4-3
vs PIT
L 2-4
vs PIT

Starting Pitchers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones
Recorded starter

Detroit Tigers

River Ryan headshot
River Ryan
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 27, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Pittsburgh Pirates82-80.506#3#521.0
Detroit Tigers76-86.469#4#89.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Pittsburgh PiratesDetroit Tigers
.734
OPS
.720
186
HR
181
767
Runs
723
4.14
ERA
3.67
1.30
WHIP
1.22
1496
Strikeouts by pitchers
1312

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters

Brandon Lowe headshot
Brandon Lowe

4 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Konnor Griffin headshot
Konnor Griffin

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Rafael Flores Jr. headshot
Rafael Flores Jr.

1 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Lake Bachar headshot
Lake Bachar

3.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Paul Skenes headshot
Paul Skenes

6.1 IP, 8 SO, 1.42 ERA

Detroit Tigers

Hitters

Eduardo Valencia headshot
Eduardo Valencia

4 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Kevin McGonigle headshot
Kevin McGonigle

8 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Spencer Torkelson headshot
Spencer Torkelson

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Ty Madden headshot
Ty Madden

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob Waguespack headshot
Jacob Waguespack

3.1 IP, 4 SO, 2.70 ERA

Jackson Jobe headshot
Jackson Jobe

5.1 IP, 8 SO, 3.38 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Konnor Griffin headshot
Konnor Griffin
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Kevin McGonigle headshot
Kevin McGonigle
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2: PIT 7 hits, DET 3 hits; PIT 0 errors, DET 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Pittsburgh Pirates110200000470
Detroit Tigers000000200230

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Konnor GriffinSS4122001
Ryan O'HearnDH3000020
Jared TrioloPH/DH1000010
Bryan ReynoldsLF1000110
Ronny SimonRF2000000
Rafael Flores Jr.C4000010
Spencer Horwitz1B3100110
Nick Gonzales2B4120000
Jake MangumRF/LF3021000
Jacob Gonzalez3B3000120
Billy CookCF4111020
Totals324743101

Kevin McGonigle led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Detroit Tigers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Max ClarkCF4000010
Hao-Yu Lee2B4000020
Kevin McGonigle3B3121011
Ben MalgeriRF1000000
Riley GreeneDH4000030
Eduardo ValenciaC4111011
Brett CallahanLF2000120
Spencer Torkelson1B1000010
Jace JungPH/1B1000010
Zach McKinstryRF/3B3000010
John PeckSS3000000
Totals302321132

Pitching

Jared Jones went 4.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (5 SO, 0 ER); Ty Madden went 3.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (3 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jared Jones4.0100050
Antwone Kelly2.1222122
Lake Bachar1.2000040
Mason Montgomery1.0000020
Detroit Tigers
River Ryan1.1322231
Beau Brieske2.2322130
Jack Flaherty2.0100010
Ty Madden3.0000030
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Home Run Konnor Griffin homers (6) on a line drive to left center field. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T2

    Single Jake Mangum singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brett Callahan. Spencer Horwitz scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T4

    Double Billy Cook doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Nick Gonzales scores. PIT 3, DET 0

  • T4

    Single Konnor Griffin singles on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Billy Cook scores. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B7

    Home Run Kevin McGonigle homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. PIT 4, DET 1

  • B7

    Home Run Eduardo Valencia homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. PIT 4, DET 2

Play-by-Play

All 68 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Eduardo Valencia challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Eduardo Valencia called out on strikes. PIT 4, DET 2

  • B9

    Strikeout Riley Greene strikes out swinging. PIT 4, DET 2

  • B9

    Groundout Ben Malgeri grounds out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 4, DET 2

  • T9

    Flyout Billy Cook flies out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. PIT 4, DET 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Jacob Gonzalez called out on strikes. PIT 4, DET 2

  • T9

    Flyout Jake Mangum flies out to left fielder Brett Callahan. PIT 4, DET 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Hao-Yu Lee strikes out swinging. PIT 4, DET 2

  • B8

    Pop Out Max Clark pops out to third baseman Jacob Gonzalez. PIT 4, DET 2

  • B8

    Flyout John Peck flies out to right fielder Ronny Simon. PIT 4, DET 2

  • T8

    Lineout Nick Gonzales lines out to first baseman Jace Jung. PIT 4, DET 2

  • T8

    Groundout Spencer Horwitz grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Jace Jung. PIT 4, DET 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging. PIT 4, DET 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Zach McKinstry called out on strikes. PIT 4, DET 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Jace Jung strikes out swinging. Jace Jung to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Lake Bachar. PIT 4, DET 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Brett Callahan strikes out swinging, catcher Rafael Flores Jr. to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 4, DET 2

  • B7

    Home Run Eduardo Valencia homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. PIT 4, DET 2

  • B7

    Groundout Riley Greene grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 4, DET 1

  • B7

    Home Run Kevin McGonigle homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. PIT 4, DET 1

  • T7

    Flyout Ronny Simon flies out to center fielder Max Clark. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Jared Triolo strikes out swinging. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T7

    Groundout Konnor Griffin grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B6

    Groundout Hao-Yu Lee grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Max Clark called out on strikes. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B6

    Groundout John Peck grounds out, third baseman Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Billy Cook strikes out swinging. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T6

    Pop Out Jacob Gonzalez pops out to shortstop John Peck. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T6

    Single Jake Mangum singles on a line drive to right fielder Zach McKinstry. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T6

    Flyout Nick Gonzales flies out to center fielder Max Clark. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B5

    Pop Out Zach McKinstry pops out to shortstop Konnor Griffin. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B5

    Walk Brett Callahan walks. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B5

    Groundout Eduardo Valencia grounds out, third baseman Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T5

    Lineout Spencer Horwitz lines out to right fielder Zach McKinstry. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T5

    Groundout Rafael Flores Jr. grounds out, third baseman Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T5

    Groundout Ronny Simon grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Riley Greene strikes out swinging. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B4

    Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a ground ball to center fielder Billy Cook. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B4

    Lineout Hao-Yu Lee lines out to right fielder Ronny Simon. PIT 4, DET 0

  • B4

    Flyout Max Clark flies out to right fielder Ronny Simon. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T4

    Groundout Ryan O'Hearn grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T4

    Single Konnor Griffin singles on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Billy Cook scores. PIT 4, DET 0

  • T4

    Double Billy Cook doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Nick Gonzales scores. PIT 3, DET 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Jacob Gonzalez strikes out swinging. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T4

    Sac Bunt Jake Mangum out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Nick Gonzales to 2nd. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T4

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brett Callahan. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B3

    Grounded Into DP John Peck grounds into a double play, shortstop Konnor Griffin to second baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Spencer Torkelson out at 2nd. John Peck out at 1st. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B3

    Flyout Zach McKinstry flies out to left fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B3

    Hit By Pitch Spencer Torkelson hit by pitch. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Spencer Horwitz strikes out swinging. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T3

    Flyout Rafael Flores Jr. flies out to right fielder Zach McKinstry. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T3

    Walk Bryan Reynolds walks. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging, catcher Eduardo Valencia to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Brett Callahan strikes out swinging. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B2

    Groundout Eduardo Valencia grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Riley Greene strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Konnor Griffin grounds into a double play, shortstop John Peck to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Jacob Gonzalez out at 2nd. Konnor Griffin out at 1st. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Billy Cook strikes out swinging. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T2

    Walk Jacob Gonzalez walks. Jake Mangum to 2nd. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T2

    Single Jake Mangum singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brett Callahan. Spencer Horwitz scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T2

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a fly ball to right fielder Zach McKinstry. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T2

    Walk Spencer Horwitz walks. PIT 1, DET 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Kevin McGonigle strikes out swinging. PIT 1, DET 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Hao-Yu Lee strikes out swinging. PIT 1, DET 0

  • B1

    Groundout Max Clark grounds out, second baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T1

    Groundout Rafael Flores Jr. grounds out, shortstop John Peck to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Eduardo Valencia challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ryan O'Hearn called out on strikes. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T1

    Home Run Konnor Griffin homers (6) on a line drive to left center field. PIT 1, DET 0