Detroit Tigers vs Washington Nationals, September 23, 2026

NationalsWSH
4-2
Final
TigersDET

September 23, 2026, 1:10 PM ET | Comerica Park

Last 5 Form

Washington Nationals

3-2

Last 5
W 8-5
@ STL
L 3-5
@ STL
L 2-9
@ DET
W 3-1
@ DET
W 4-2
@ DET

Detroit Tigers

1-4

Last 5
L 1-3
@ CWS
L 1-8
@ CWS
W 9-2
vs WSH
L 1-3
vs WSH
L 2-4
vs WSH

Starting Pitchers

Washington Nationals

Richard Lovelady headshot
Richard Lovelady
Recorded starter

Detroit Tigers

Framber Valdez headshot
Framber Valdez
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 23, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Washington Nationals75-84.472#4#818.5
Detroit Tigers74-85.465#4#88.5
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

CJ Abrams headshot
CJ Abrams

4 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Yohandy Morales headshot
Yohandy Morales

2 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Daylen Lile headshot
Daylen Lile

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Andrew Alvarez headshot
Andrew Alvarez

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Riley Cornelio headshot
Riley Cornelio

4.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brad Lord headshot
Brad Lord

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Detroit Tigers

Hitters

Ben Malgeri headshot
Ben Malgeri

5 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Spencer Torkelson headshot
Spencer Torkelson

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Hao-Yu Lee headshot
Hao-Yu Lee

7 H, 0 HR, 1 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

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 2.25 ERA

Top Performers

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

Framber Valdez headshot
Framber Valdez
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Ben Malgeri headshot
Ben Malgeri
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Yohandy Morales headshot
Yohandy Morales
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Washington Nationals 4, Detroit Tigers 2: WSH 6 hits, DET 8 hits; WSH 0 errors, DET 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Washington Nationals000003100460
Detroit Tigers000001001280

Box Score

Batting

Brady House led Washington Nationals with 2 hits.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodRF4001020
Andrés ChaparroDH4110020
Brady House3B4120010
CJ Abrams2B2011200
Dylan CrewsLF4000000
Yohandy Morales1B4112011
Harry FordC2000110
Daylen LilePH1000000
Keibert RuizC0000000
Jacob YoungCF4000010
Nasim NuñezSS2110100
Totals31464481

Kevin McGonigle led Detroit Tigers with 3 hits.

Detroit Tigers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Kevin McGonigle3B5030010
Hao-Yu LeeDH5010010
Ben MalgeriRF5122001
Riley GreeneLF3000200
Dillon DinglerC3000100
Max ClarkCF2010100
Spencer Torkelson1B4000040
John PeckSS2000110
Brett CallahanPH1000010
Zach McKinstry2B1000100
Eduardo ValenciaPH1000010
Jace Jung2B1110000
Totals33282691

Pitching

Brad Lord went 3.1 innings for Washington Nationals (3 SO, 0 ER); Framber Valdez went 5.1 innings for Detroit Tigers (6 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Washington Nationals
Richard Lovelady1.1100100
Brad Lord3.1100230
Will Dion2.0311141
Jack Sinclair0.1000000
Erik Tolman0.2000200
Yovanny Cruz1.1311020
Detroit Tigers
Framber Valdez5.1422360
Tyler Kinley0.2111001
Jacob Waguespack2.0111120
Kenley Jansen1.0000000
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

  • T6

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Andrés Chaparro scores. CJ Abrams out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Ben Malgeri to first baseman Spencer Torkelson to second baseman Zach McKinstry. Brady House to 2nd. WSH 1, DET 0

  • T6

    Home Run Yohandy Morales homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Brady House scores. WSH 3, DET 0

  • B6

    Home Run Ben Malgeri homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. WSH 3, DET 1

  • T7

    Groundout James Wood grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Nasim Nuñez scores. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B9

    Single Ben Malgeri singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Jace Jung scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. WSH 4, DET 2

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Flyout Riley Greene flies out to left fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 4, DET 2

  • B9

    Single Ben Malgeri singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Jace Jung scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. WSH 4, DET 2

  • B9

    Pop Out Hao-Yu Lee pops out to catcher Keibert Ruiz on the infield fly rule. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B9

    Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Jace Jung to 2nd. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B9

    Single Jace Jung singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Brett Callahan strikes out swinging. WSH 4, DET 1

  • T9

    Flyout Jacob Young flies out sharply to center fielder Max Clark. WSH 4, DET 1

  • T9

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Riley Greene. WSH 4, DET 1

  • T9

    Pop Out Yohandy Morales pops out to second baseman Jace Jung. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B8

    Walk Max Clark walks. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B8

    Lineout Dillon Dingler lines out sharply to third baseman Brady House. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B8

    Walk Riley Greene walks. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B8

    Groundout Ben Malgeri grounds out to first baseman Yohandy Morales. WSH 4, DET 1

  • T8

    Grounded Into DP Dylan Crews grounds into a double play, second baseman Jace Jung to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. CJ Abrams out at 2nd. Dylan Crews out at 1st. WSH 4, DET 1

  • T8

    Walk CJ Abrams walks. WSH 4, DET 1

  • T8

    Flyout Brady House flies out to left fielder Riley Greene. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B7

    Flyout Hao-Yu Lee flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Kevin McGonigle called out on strikes. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Eduardo Valencia called out on strikes. WSH 4, DET 1

  • B7

    Walk John Peck walks. WSH 4, DET 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging. WSH 4, DET 1

  • T7

    Groundout James Wood grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Nasim Nuñez scores. WSH 4, DET 1

  • T7

    Single Nasim Nuñez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Max Clark. WSH 3, DET 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Jacob Young strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 3, DET 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. WSH 3, DET 1

  • B6

    Double Max Clark doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 3, DET 1

  • B6

    Pop Out Dillon Dingler pops out to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. WSH 3, DET 1

  • B6

    Flyout Riley Greene flies out to right fielder James Wood. WSH 3, DET 1

  • B6

    Home Run Ben Malgeri homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. WSH 3, DET 1

  • T6

    Groundout Harry Ford grounds out, second baseman Zach McKinstry to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 3, DET 0

  • T6

    Home Run Yohandy Morales homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Brady House scores. WSH 3, DET 0

  • T6

    Flyout Dylan Crews flies out to right fielder Ben Malgeri. WSH 1, DET 0

  • T6

    Single CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Andrés Chaparro scores. CJ Abrams out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Ben Malgeri to first baseman Spencer Torkelson to second baseman Zach McKinstry. Brady House to 2nd. WSH 1, DET 0

  • T6

    Single Brady House singles on a line drive to center fielder Max Clark. Andrés Chaparro to 2nd. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T6

    Single Andrés Chaparro singles on a ground ball to center fielder Max Clark. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B5

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

  • B5

    Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young, deflected by second baseman CJ Abrams. Zach McKinstry to 3rd. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B5

    Walk Zach McKinstry walks. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B5

    Groundout John Peck grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Yohandy Morales. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson called out on strikes. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T5

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

  • T5

    Walk Dillon Dingler challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nasim Nuñez walks. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T5

    Lineout Jacob Young lines out sharply to center fielder Max Clark. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T5

    Walk Harry Ford walks. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T5

    Pop Out Yohandy Morales pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson in foul territory. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B4

    Grounded Into DP Max Clark grounds into a double play, first baseman Yohandy Morales to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. Riley Greene out at 2nd. Max Clark out at 1st. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B4

    Pop Out Dillon Dingler pops out to second baseman CJ Abrams. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B4

    Walk Riley Greene walks. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T4

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop John Peck to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T4

    Walk CJ Abrams walks. Brady House to 2nd. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T4

    Single Brady House singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T4

    Groundout James Wood grounds out, third baseman Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Groundout Ben Malgeri grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Yohandy Morales. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Groundout Hao-Yu Lee grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Double Kevin McGonigle doubles (28) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder James Wood. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Flyout Zach McKinstry flies out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T3

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, second baseman Zach McKinstry to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T3

    Groundout Jacob Young grounds out, catcher Dillon Dingler to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Harry Ford strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B2

    Strikeout John Peck strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B2

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

  • B2

    Sac Bunt Max Clark out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Richard Lovelady to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Dillon Dingler to 2nd. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B2

    Walk Dillon Dingler walks. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Yohandy Morales strikes out swinging. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T2

    Pop Out Dylan Crews pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson in foul territory. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T2

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B1

    Groundout Riley Greene grounds out to first baseman Yohandy Morales. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B1

    Flyout Ben Malgeri flies out to right fielder James Wood. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B1

    Single Hao-Yu Lee singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, DET 0

  • B1

    Groundout Kevin McGonigle grounds out, first baseman Yohandy Morales to pitcher Richard Lovelady. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T1

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

  • T1

    Groundout Andrés Chaparro grounds out, shortstop John Peck to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. WSH 0, DET 0

  • T1

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