Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates, September 26, 2026

PiratesPIT
3-4
Final
TigersDET

September 26, 2026, 1:10 PM ET | Comerica Park

Last 5 Form

Pittsburgh Pirates

2-3

Last 5
W 2-0
vs STL
L 1-5
vs STL
W 2-1
vs STL
L 7-8
@ DET
L 3-4
@ DET

Detroit Tigers

3-2

Last 5
W 9-2
vs WSH
L 1-3
vs WSH
L 2-4
vs WSH
W 8-7
vs PIT
W 4-3
vs PIT

Starting Pitchers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Kirby Yates headshot
Kirby Yates
Recorded starter

Detroit Tigers

Justin Verlander headshot
Justin Verlander
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 26, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Pittsburgh Pirates81-80.503#3#521.0
Detroit Tigers76-85.472#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

Ryan O'Hearn headshot
Ryan O'Hearn

6 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Rafael Flores Jr. headshot
Rafael Flores Jr.

1 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Jared Jones headshot
Jared Jones

7.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Paul Skenes headshot
Paul Skenes

6.1 IP, 8 SO, 1.42 ERA

Wilber Dotel headshot
Wilber Dotel

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 3.00 ERA

Detroit Tigers

Hitters

Ben Malgeri headshot
Ben Malgeri

6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Spencer Torkelson headshot
Spencer Torkelson

4 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Eduardo Valencia headshot
Eduardo Valencia

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Keider Montero headshot
Keider Montero

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

River Ryan headshot
River Ryan

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob Waguespack headshot
Jacob Waguespack

3.1 IP, 4 SO, 2.70 ERA

Top Performers

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

Justin Verlander headshot
Justin Verlander
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Eduardo Valencia headshot
Eduardo Valencia
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Carmen Mlodzinski headshot
Carmen Mlodzinski
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Detroit Tigers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3: PIT 9 hits, DET 10 hits; PIT 1 error, DET 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Pittsburgh Pirates000110010391
Detroit Tigers0000010034100

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Ryan O'HearnDH4010010
Brandon Lowe2B4111001
Bryan ReynoldsLF4021000
Oneil CruzCF1000010
Jake MangumCF/RF3000010
Konnor GriffinSS4020000
Spencer Horwitz1B3000110
Ronny SimonRF3000010
Billy CookCF1000010
Jacob Gonzalez3B2111001
Jared TrioloPH/3B2000010
Henry DavisC3120010
Totals34393182

Hao-Yu Lee and Javier Báez led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits each.

Detroit Tigers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Max ClarkCF5110020
Hao-Yu Lee2B3120200
Kevin McGonigle3B5011010
Eduardo ValenciaDH5112021
Riley GreeneLF4010010
Dillon DinglerC4010020
Spencer Torkelson1B3100120
Zach McKinstryRF0000000
Ben MalgeriPH/RF2010010
Javier BáezSS4021010
Totals3541043121

Pitching

Carmen Mlodzinski went 2.1 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (5 SO, 1 ER); Justin Verlander went 5.1 innings for Detroit Tigers (6 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kirby Yates1.2200010
Yohan Ramírez1.1100130
Carmen Mlodzinski2.1111250
Evan Sisk0.2200010
Gregory Soto1.0000000
Luke Weaver1.0100010
Mason Montgomery0.2333011
Detroit Tigers
Justin Verlander5.1522162
Tyler Kinley0.2100000
Brant Hurter1.2111000
Jacob Waguespack1.1200020
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

  • T4

    Home Run Brandon Lowe homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T5

    Home Run Jacob Gonzalez homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B6

    Double Javier Báez doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Spencer Torkelson scores. Ben Malgeri to 3rd. PIT 2, DET 1

  • T8

    Triple Bryan Reynolds triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Henry Davis scores. PIT 3, DET 1

  • B9

    Groundout Kevin McGonigle grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Max Clark scores. Hao-Yu Lee to 3rd. PIT 3, DET 2

  • B9

    Home Run Eduardo Valencia homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Hao-Yu Lee scores. PIT 3, DET 4

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Home Run Eduardo Valencia homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Hao-Yu Lee scores. PIT 3, DET 4

  • B9

    Groundout Kevin McGonigle grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Max Clark scores. Hao-Yu Lee to 3rd. PIT 3, DET 2

  • B9

    Double Hao-Yu Lee doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jake Mangum. Max Clark to 3rd. PIT 3, DET 1

  • B9

    Single Max Clark singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. PIT 3, DET 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Javier Báez strikes out swinging. PIT 3, DET 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Jared Triolo strikes out swinging. PIT 3, DET 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Billy Cook called out on strikes. PIT 3, DET 1

  • T9

    Groundout Spencer Horwitz grounds out, shortstop Javier Báez to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Konnor Griffin to 3rd. PIT 3, DET 1

  • T9

    Double Konnor Griffin doubles (15) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Ben Malgeri. PIT 3, DET 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Ben Malgeri strikes out swinging. PIT 3, DET 1

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Spencer Torkelson grounds into a double play, shortstop Konnor Griffin to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Dillon Dingler out at 2nd. Spencer Torkelson out at 1st. PIT 3, DET 1

  • B8

    Single Dillon Dingler singles on a line drive to right fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 3, DET 1

  • T8

    Groundout Jake Mangum grounds out, third baseman Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 3, DET 1

  • T8

    Triple Bryan Reynolds triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Henry Davis scores. PIT 3, DET 1

  • T8

    Groundout Brandon Lowe grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Henry Davis to 3rd. PIT 2, DET 1

  • T8

    Groundout Ryan O'Hearn grounds out softly, third baseman Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Henry Davis to 2nd. PIT 2, DET 1

  • T8

    Single Henry Davis singles on a ground ball to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. PIT 2, DET 1

  • B7

    Groundout Riley Greene grounds out, first baseman Spencer Horwitz to pitcher Gregory Soto. PIT 2, DET 1

  • B7

    Groundout Eduardo Valencia grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 2, DET 1

  • B7

    Groundout Kevin McGonigle grounds out, third baseman Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 2, DET 1

  • T7

    Groundout Jared Triolo grounds out, pitcher Brant Hurter to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 2, DET 1

  • T7

    Groundout Ronny Simon grounds out, shortstop Javier Báez to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 2, DET 1

  • T7

    Flyout Spencer Horwitz flies out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. PIT 2, DET 1

  • B6

    Groundout Hao-Yu Lee grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 2, DET 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Max Clark called out on strikes. PIT 2, DET 1

  • B6

    Double Javier Báez doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Spencer Torkelson scores. Ben Malgeri to 3rd. PIT 2, DET 1

  • B6

    Single Ben Malgeri singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Spencer Torkelson to 2nd. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B6

    Walk Spencer Torkelson walks. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B6

    Groundout Dillon Dingler grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T6

    Lineout Konnor Griffin lines out to right fielder Zach McKinstry. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T6

    Pop Out Jake Mangum pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T6

    Single Bryan Reynolds singles on a line drive to right fielder Zach McKinstry. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T6

    Pop Out Brandon Lowe pops out to catcher Dillon Dingler in foul territory. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Riley Greene strikes out swinging. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Eduardo Valencia called out on strikes. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B5

    Forceout Kevin McGonigle grounds into a force out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to shortstop Konnor Griffin. Hao-Yu Lee out at 2nd. Kevin McGonigle to 1st. PIT 2, DET 0

  • B5

    Walk Hao-Yu Lee walks. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T5

    Single Pirates challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Ryan O'Hearn singles on a ground ball to right fielder Zach McKinstry. Henry Davis out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Zach McKinstry to third baseman Kevin McGonigle. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T5

    Single Henry Davis singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T5

    Home Run Jacob Gonzalez homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. PIT 2, DET 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Ronny Simon strikes out swinging. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Spencer Horwitz called out on strikes. PIT 1, DET 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Max Clark strikes out swinging. PIT 1, DET 0

  • B4

    Fielders Choice Javier Báez reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Konnor Griffin. Riley Greene to 3rd. Zach McKinstry to 2nd. Fielding error by shortstop Konnor Griffin. PIT 1, DET 0

  • B4

    Hit By Pitch Zach McKinstry hit by pitch. PIT 1, DET 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson called out on strikes. PIT 1, DET 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Dillon Dingler strikes out swinging. PIT 1, DET 0

  • B4

    Double Riley Greene doubles (32) on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T4

    Flyout Konnor Griffin flies out to right fielder Zach McKinstry. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Jake Mangum strikes out swinging. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T4

    Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. PIT 1, DET 0

  • T4

    Home Run Brandon Lowe homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. PIT 1, DET 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Eduardo Valencia strikes out swinging. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Kevin McGonigle called out on strikes. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Walk Hao-Yu Lee walks. Zach McKinstry to 3rd. Javier Báez to 2nd. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Lineout Max Clark lines out to center fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Single Javier Báez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Zach McKinstry to 2nd. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Hit By Pitch Zach McKinstry hit by pitch. PIT 0, DET 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging. PIT 0, DET 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Henry Davis strikes out swinging. PIT 0, DET 0

  • T3

    Flyout Jacob Gonzalez flies out to center fielder Max Clark. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Dillon Dingler strikes out swinging. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B2

    Groundout Riley Greene grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 0, DET 0

  • T2

    Flyout Ronny Simon flies out to right fielder Zach McKinstry. PIT 0, DET 0

  • T2

    Walk Spencer Horwitz walks. PIT 0, DET 0

  • T2

    Single Konnor Griffin singles on a line drive to right fielder Zach McKinstry. PIT 0, DET 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B1

    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. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B1

    Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a fly ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B1

    Single Hao-Yu Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 0, DET 0

  • B1

    Lineout Max Clark lines out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. PIT 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Bryan Reynolds pops out to shortstop Javier Báez. PIT 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Brandon Lowe pops out to third baseman Kevin McGonigle. PIT 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Flyout Ryan O'Hearn flies out to left fielder Riley Greene. PIT 0, DET 0