Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers
August 17, 2026 • 7:05 PM • PNC Park
Status
Final
Pittsburgh Pirates
PIT
5
Detroit Tigers
DET
8
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Starter
Detroit Tigers
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsPittsburgh Pirates
61-66 (.480)
Div
#4
WC
#7
GB
17.0
Detroit Tigers
61-64 (.488)
Div
#2
WC
#5
GB
5.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Pittsburgh Pirates | Detroit Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .736 | .710 |
| HR | 163 | 156 |
| Runs | 682 | 599 |
| ERA | 4.24 | 3.71 |
| WHIP | 1.32 | 1.23 |
| Strikeouts | 1278 | 1110 |
Top Players
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters
Pitchers
Detroit Tigers
Hitters
Pitchers
6.1 IP, 0 SO, 0 ERA
3.2 IP, 7 SO, 2.455 ERA
3.1 IP, 1 SO, 2.7 ERA
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Gleyber Torres (DH) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin McGonigle (3B) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dillon Dingler (C) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Colt Keith (1B) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson (1B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry (RF) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hao-Yu Lee (2B) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Callahan (LF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Malgeri (LF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Clark (CF) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier Báez (SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Framber Valdez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Finnegan (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drew Sommers (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenley Jansen (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Jared Triolo (SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Gonzalez (SS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esmerlyn Valdez (RF) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bryan Reynolds (LF) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Gonzales (2B) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Lowe (DH) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Flores Jr. (1B) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake Mangum (CF) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Yorke (3B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Davis (C) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carmen Mlodzinski (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Mattson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yohan Ramírez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kirby Yates (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gregory Soto (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camilo Doval (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Framber Valdez | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Sommers | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kenley Jansen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 3.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Isaac Mattson | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yohan Ramírez | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Yates | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregory Soto | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Camilo Doval | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 1 • Single • 0-1
Zach McKinstry singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Gleyber Torres scores. Colt Keith to 3rd.
top 1 • Single • 0-2
Hao-Yu Lee singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Colt Keith scores. Zach McKinstry to 2nd.
top 2 • Home Run • 0-4
Kevin McGonigle homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Gleyber Torres scores.
top 5 • Single • 0-5
Max Clark singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Brett Callahan to 3rd. Max Clark to 2nd.
bottom 5 • Forceout • 1-5
Henry Davis grounds into a force out, shortstop Javier Báez to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Jake Mangum scores. Nick Yorke out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee.
top 6 • Walk • 1-6
Hao-Yu Lee walks. Kevin McGonigle scores. Colt Keith to 3rd. Zach McKinstry to 2nd.
top 6 • Single • 1-8
Brett Callahan singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Colt Keith scores. Zach McKinstry scores. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Double • 4-8
Nick Yorke doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Nick Gonzales scores. Rafael Flores Jr. scores. Jake Mangum scores.
bottom 6 • Single • 5-8
Henry Davis singles on a line drive to center fielder Max Clark. Nick Yorke scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Strikeout • 5-8
Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 5-8
Dillon Dingler challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Esmerlyn Valdez called out on strikes.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 5-8
Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
top 9 • Pop Out • 5-8
Dillon Dingler pops out to second baseman Nick Gonzales.
top 9 • Grounded Into DP • 5-8
Kevin McGonigle grounds into a double play, shortstop Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. Javier Báez to 3rd. Gleyber Torres out at 2nd. Kevin McGonigle out at 1st.
top 9 • Walk • 5-8
Gleyber Torres walks. Javier Báez to 2nd.
top 9 • Hit By Pitch • 5-8
Javier Báez hit by pitch.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 5-8
Henry Davis strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 5-8
Nick Yorke strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 5-8
Tigers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jake Mangum grounds out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to pitcher Drew Sommers.
top 8 • Strikeout • 5-8
Henry Davis challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Max Clark called out on strikes.
top 8 • Strikeout • 5-8
Ben Malgeri strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Single • 5-8
Hao-Yu Lee singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Nick Gonzales. Zach McKinstry to 2nd.
top 8 • Single • 5-8
Zach McKinstry singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds.
top 8 • Strikeout • 5-8
Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 5-8
Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 5-8
Brandon Lowe grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Colt Keith. Esmerlyn Valdez to 3rd. Nick Gonzales to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Walk • 5-8
Nick Gonzales walks. Esmerlyn Valdez to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 5-8
Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Field Error • 5-8
Esmerlyn Valdez reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Javier Báez.
top 7 • Strikeout • 5-8
Dillon Dingler strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Flyout • 5-8
Kevin McGonigle flies out to center fielder Jake Mangum.
top 7 • Pop Out • 5-8
Gleyber Torres pops out to catcher Henry Davis in foul territory.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 5-8
Jacob Gonzalez flies out to left fielder Brett Callahan.
bottom 6 • Single • 5-8
Henry Davis singles on a line drive to center fielder Max Clark. Nick Yorke scores.
bottom 6 • Double • 4-8
Nick Yorke doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Nick Gonzales scores. Rafael Flores Jr. scores. Jake Mangum scores.
bottom 6 • Walk • 1-8
Jake Mangum walks. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Walk • 1-8
Rafael Flores Jr. walks.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 1-8
Brandon Lowe grounds out, shortstop Javier Báez to first baseman Colt Keith. Nick Gonzales to 3rd.
bottom 6 • Double • 1-8
Nick Gonzales doubles (22) on a fly ball to center fielder Max Clark.