Detroit Tigers vs Washington Nationals, September 21, 2026

NationalsWSH
2-9
Final
TigersDET

September 21, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | Comerica Park

Last 5 Form

Washington Nationals

2-3

Last 5
L 0-3
vs PHI
W 9-1
@ STL
W 8-5
@ STL
L 3-5
@ STL
L 2-9
@ DET

Detroit Tigers

2-3

Last 5
L 1-3
@ CWS
W 11-8
@ CWS
L 1-3
@ CWS
L 1-8
@ CWS
W 9-2
vs WSH

Starting Pitchers

Washington Nationals

DJ Herz headshot
DJ Herz
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 21, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Washington Nationals73-84.465#4#819.5
Detroit Tigers74-83.471#3#77.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Washington NationalsDetroit Tigers
.744
OPS
.720
210
HR
181
821
Runs
723
4.67
ERA
3.67
1.39
WHIP
1.22
1283
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.

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Daylen Lile headshot
Daylen Lile

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Dylan Crews headshot
Dylan Crews

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Yohandy Morales headshot
Yohandy Morales

2 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Andrew Alvarez headshot
Andrew Alvarez

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli

5.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Will Dion headshot
Will Dion

4.2 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Detroit Tigers

Hitters

Hao-Yu Lee headshot
Hao-Yu Lee

9 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Riley Greene headshot
Riley Greene

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Kevin McGonigle headshot
Kevin McGonigle

5 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Keider Montero headshot
Keider Montero

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob Waguespack headshot
Jacob Waguespack

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

River Ryan headshot
River Ryan

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Ben Malgeri headshot
Ben Malgeri
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Keider Montero headshot
Keider Montero
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Javier Báez headshot
Javier Báez
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Nationals 2: WSH 5 hits, DET 12 hits; WSH 1 error, DET 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Washington Nationals000000020251
Detroit Tigers20025000x9120

Box Score

Batting

Jacob Young led Washington Nationals with 2 hits.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodLF4110030
Daylen LileDH4000010
Abimelec Ortiz1B3000000
Yohandy MoralesPH/1B1112001
CJ AbramsSS3000020
Nasim NuñezPH/SS1000000
Dylan CrewsRF3010110
Jorbit Vivas2B3000110
Brady House3B4000020
Keibert RuizC3000000
Jacob YoungCF3020010
Totals322522111

Hao-Yu Lee and Eduardo Valencia led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits each.

Detroit Tigers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Gleyber Torres2B3100100
Jace Jung2B1000010
Hao-Yu Lee3B5131000
Riley GreeneLF3100110
Brett CallahanLF1000000
Eduardo ValenciaDH4130000
Ben MalgeriRF4123011
Dillon DinglerC3220110
Spencer Torkelson1B4112021
Javier BáezCF2112111
Zach McKinstryPH/CF1000000
John PeckSS4000000
Totals359128473

Pitching

DJ Herz went 4.0 innings for Washington Nationals (4 SO, 4 ER); Keider Montero went 4.0 innings for Detroit Tigers (5 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Washington Nationals
DJ Herz4.0544241
Luis Perales2.0555222
Josiah Gray2.0200010
Detroit Tigers
River Ryan3.0200130
Keider Montero4.0100150
Drew Sommers1.0222021
Beau Brieske1.0000010
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

  • B1

    Double Hao-Yu Lee hits a ground-rule double (17) on a fly ball to right-center field. Gleyber Torres scores. WSH 0, DET 1

  • B1

    Single Eduardo Valencia singles on a line drive to left fielder James Wood. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Fielding error by left fielder James Wood. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B4

    Home Run Javier Báez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Dillon Dingler scores. WSH 0, DET 4

  • B5

    Home Run Ben Malgeri homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Riley Greene scores. Eduardo Valencia scores. WSH 0, DET 7

  • B5

    Home Run Spencer Torkelson homers (25) on a fly ball to left field. Dillon Dingler scores. WSH 0, DET 9

  • T8

    Home Run Yohandy Morales homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. James Wood scores. WSH 2, DET 9

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Brady House grounds out, third baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 2, DET 9

  • T9

    Strikeout Jorbit Vivas called out on strikes. WSH 2, DET 9

  • T9

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, third baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 2, DET 9

  • B8

    Pop Out Brett Callahan pops out to third baseman Brady House. WSH 2, DET 9

  • B8

    Double Hao-Yu Lee doubles (18) on a ground ball to third baseman Brady House. WSH 2, DET 9

  • B8

    Strikeout Jace Jung strikes out swinging. WSH 2, DET 9

  • B8

    Flyout John Peck flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 2, DET 9

  • T8

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, second baseman Jace Jung to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 2, DET 9

  • T8

    Home Run Yohandy Morales homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. James Wood scores. WSH 2, DET 9

  • T8

    Strikeout Daylen Lile called out on strikes. WSH 0, DET 9

  • T8

    Single James Wood singles on a ground ball to center fielder Zach McKinstry. WSH 0, DET 9

  • T8

    Strikeout Jacob Young strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B7

    Lineout Zach McKinstry lines out sharply to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B7

    Grounded Into DP Spencer Torkelson grounds into a double play, third baseman Brady House to second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. Dillon Dingler out at 2nd. Spencer Torkelson out at 1st. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B7

    Single Dillon Dingler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, DET 9

  • T7

    Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to left fielder Brett Callahan. WSH 0, DET 9

  • T7

    Pop Out Brady House pops out to second baseman Gleyber Torres. WSH 0, DET 9

  • T7

    Groundout Jorbit Vivas grounds out, shortstop John Peck to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B6

    Strikeout Ben Malgeri strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B6

    Lineout Eduardo Valencia lines out to left fielder James Wood. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B6

    Strikeout Riley Greene strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B6

    Single Hao-Yu Lee singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, DET 9

  • T6

    Strikeout Dylan Crews challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Dylan Crews called out on strikes. WSH 0, DET 9

  • T6

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 9

  • T6

    Pop Out Abimelec Ortiz pops out to third baseman Hao-Yu Lee. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B5

    Lineout Gleyber Torres lines out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B5

    Pop Out John Peck pops out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz in foul territory. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B5

    Walk Javier Báez walks. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B5

    Home Run Spencer Torkelson homers (25) on a fly ball to left field. Dillon Dingler scores. WSH 0, DET 9

  • B5

    Double Dillon Dingler doubles (27) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, DET 7

  • B5

    Home Run Ben Malgeri homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Riley Greene scores. Eduardo Valencia scores. WSH 0, DET 7

  • B5

    Double Eduardo Valencia doubles (13) on a ground ball to left fielder James Wood. Riley Greene to 3rd. WSH 0, DET 4

  • B5

    Walk Riley Greene walks. WSH 0, DET 4

  • B5

    Lineout Hao-Yu Lee lines out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, DET 4

  • T5

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Riley Greene. WSH 0, DET 4

  • T5

    Strikeout James Wood called out on strikes. WSH 0, DET 4

  • T5

    Single Jacob Young singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. WSH 0, DET 4

  • T5

    Pop Out Keibert Ruiz pops out to second baseman Gleyber Torres. WSH 0, DET 4

  • B4

    Lineout Gleyber Torres lines out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. WSH 0, DET 4

  • B4

    Lineout John Peck lines out sharply to shortstop CJ Abrams. WSH 0, DET 4

  • B4

    Home Run Javier Báez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Dillon Dingler scores. WSH 0, DET 4

  • B4

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B4

    Walk Dillon Dingler walks. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T4

    Strikeout Brady House strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T4

    Flyout Jorbit Vivas flies out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T4

    Walk Dylan Crews walks. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T4

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B3

    Groundout Ben Malgeri grounds out to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B3

    Double Eduardo Valencia doubles (12) on a ground ball to left fielder James Wood. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B3

    Pop Out Riley Greene pops out to catcher Keibert Ruiz. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B3

    Flyout Hao-Yu Lee flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T3

    Lineout Abimelec Ortiz lines out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T3

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to center fielder Javier Báez. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T3

    Strikeout James Wood strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T3

    Double Jacob Young doubles (22) on a ground ball to left fielder Riley Greene. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B2

    Pop Out Gleyber Torres pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B2

    Flyout John Peck flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B2

    Strikeout Javier Báez strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T2

    Lineout Keibert Ruiz lines out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T2

    Strikeout Brady House strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T2

    Walk Jorbit Vivas walks. Dylan Crews to 2nd. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T2

    Single Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. WSH 0, DET 2

  • T2

    Lineout CJ Abrams lines out to center fielder Javier Báez. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B1

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B1

    Strikeout Dillon Dingler strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B1

    Double Ben Malgeri doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder James Wood. Eduardo Valencia to 3rd. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B1

    Single Eduardo Valencia singles on a line drive to left fielder James Wood. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Fielding error by left fielder James Wood. WSH 0, DET 2

  • B1

    Groundout Riley Greene grounds out softly, pitcher DJ Herz to first baseman Abimelec Ortiz. WSH 0, DET 1

  • B1

    Double Hao-Yu Lee hits a ground-rule double (17) on a fly ball to right-center field. Gleyber Torres scores. WSH 0, DET 1

  • B1

    Walk Gleyber Torres walks. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Lineout Abimelec Ortiz lines out sharply to right fielder Ben Malgeri. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, pitcher River Ryan to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Strikeout James Wood strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 0