Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 4, 2026 • 1:10 PM • Comerica Park
Status
Final
Detroit Tigers
DET
11
St. Louis Cardinals
STL
6
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Starter
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Detroit Tigers | St. Louis Cardinals |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .746 | .722 |
| HR | 32 | 38 |
| Runs | 134 | 140 |
| ERA | 4.01 | 4.81 |
| WHIP | 1.34 | 1.42 |
| Strikeouts | 244 | 200 |
Top Players
Detroit Tigers
Hitters
Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters
Pitchers
5.0 IP, 3 SO, 0 ERA
6.0 IP, 2 SO, 1.5 ERA
4.1 IP, 4 SO, 2.077 ERA
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 12 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| JJ Wetherholt (2B) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Iván Herrera (DH) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Burleson (1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman (3B) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker (RF) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Saggese (LF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Church (CF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Pagés (C) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramón Urías (SS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Scott II (CF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yohel Pozo (C) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin May (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Bruihl (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Svanson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Roycroft (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Colt Keith (3B) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Vierling (RF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin McGonigle (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gleyber Torres (2B) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kerry Carpenter (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Riley Greene (LF) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Dingler (C) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry (3B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spencer Torkelson (1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Parker Meadows (CF) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Flaherty (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drew Anderson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brant Hurter (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Vest (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Holton (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenley Jansen (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Dustin May | 3.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Justin Bruihl | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Svanson | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Roycroft | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Jack Flaherty | 4.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Drew Anderson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brant Hurter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Vest | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Holton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenley Jansen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 1 • Single • 1-0
Gleyber Torres singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Colt Keith scores. Gleyber Torres to 2nd. Fielding error by center fielder Victor Scott II.
bottom 1 • Home Run • 3-0
Kerry Carpenter homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Gleyber Torres scores.
top 3 • Single • 3-1
Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. Iván Herrera scores.
bottom 3 • Sac Fly • 4-1
Kerry Carpenter out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Kevin McGonigle scores.
bottom 4 • Home Run • 6-1
Zach McKinstry homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Dillon Dingler scores.
bottom 4 • Sac Fly • 7-1
Matt Vierling out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Nathan Church. Parker Meadows scores.
top 5 • Double • 7-2
Alec Burleson doubles (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Riley Greene. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.
top 5 • Home Run • 7-6
Jordan Walker hits a grand slam (2) to left center field. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores. Nolan Gorman scores.
bottom 5 • Single • 8-6
Zach McKinstry singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Riley Greene scores. Dillon Dingler to 3rd. Zach McKinstry to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Home Run • 9-6
Gleyber Torres homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.
bottom 8 • Home Run • 11-6
Matt Vierling homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Spencer Torkelson scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contenttop 9 • Strikeout • 11-6
Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Walk • 11-6
Alec Burleson walks.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 11-6
Kerry Carpenter strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Walk • 11-6
Gleyber Torres walks. Kevin McGonigle to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Walk • 11-6
Kevin McGonigle challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Kevin McGonigle walks.
bottom 8 • Home Run • 11-6
Matt Vierling homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Spencer Torkelson scores.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 9-6
Parker Meadows called out on strikes.
bottom 8 • Single • 9-6
Spencer Torkelson singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 9-6
Zach McKinstry grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson.
top 8 • Groundout • 9-6
Iván Herrera grounds out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
top 8 • Single • 9-6
JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Vierling.
top 8 • Grounded Into DP • 9-6
Yohel Pozo grounds into a double play, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Ramón Urías out at 2nd. Yohel Pozo out at 1st.
top 8 • Hit By Pitch • 9-6
Ramón Urías hit by pitch.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 9-6
Pedro Pagés challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Dillon Dingler called out on strikes.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 9-6
Riley Greene grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 9-6
Kerry Carpenter flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
bottom 7 • Home Run • 9-6
Gleyber Torres homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.
top 7 • Groundout • 8-6
Nathan Church grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
top 7 • Groundout • 8-6
Thomas Saggese grounds out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Jordan Walker to 3rd.
top 7 • Single • 8-6
Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to center fielder Parker Meadows.
top 7 • Strikeout • 8-6
Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Pop Out • 8-6
Kevin McGonigle pops out to catcher Pedro Pagés in foul territory.
bottom 6 • Grounded Into DP • 8-6
Matt Vierling grounds into a double play, shortstop Thomas Saggese to second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Parker Meadows out at 2nd. Matt Vierling out at 1st.
bottom 6 • Single • 8-6
Parker Meadows singles on a line drive to left fielder Nathan Church.
top 6 • Grounded Into DP • 8-6
Alec Burleson grounds into a double play, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Alec Burleson out at 1st.
top 6 • Forceout • 8-6
Iván Herrera grounds into a force out, second baseman Gleyber Torres to shortstop Kevin McGonigle. JJ Wetherholt out at 2nd. Iván Herrera to 1st.
top 6 • Walk • 8-6
JJ Wetherholt walks.
bottom 5 • Flyout • 8-6
Spencer Torkelson flies out to left fielder Nathan Church.
bottom 5 • Single • 8-6
Zach McKinstry singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Riley Greene scores. Dillon Dingler to 3rd. Zach McKinstry to 2nd.
bottom 5 • Walk • 7-6
Dillon Dingler walks. Riley Greene to 2nd.