Nationals at Tigers: MLB, Sep 23, 2026

The Nationals beat the Tigers 4–2 at Comerica Park on Sep 23, 2026.

FinalWed, Sep 23Comerica ParkGame 3 of 3

Washington Nationals77-85 · W1

4

Detroit Tigers76-86 · L1

2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	4	6	0
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	8	0

WSH4atDET2FinalWed, Sep 23

RecapPropsStatsHead to headOdds

Box scoreiEvery hitter and pitcher's line from the game. Batting order, substitutes indented; W marks the winning pitcher.◷History

Washington Nationals

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	SB
J. WoodJames WoodLF	4	0	0	1	0	2
A. ChaparroAndrés Chaparro1B	4	1	1	0	0	2
B. HouseBrady House3B	4	1	2	0	0	1
C. AbramsCJ AbramsSS	2	0	1	1	2	0
D. CrewsDylan CrewsRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Y. MoralesYohandy Morales1B	4	1	1	2	0	1			1
H. FordHarry FordPH	2	0	0	0	1	1
D. LileDaylen LileRF	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. YoungJacob YoungCF	4	0	0	0	0	1
N. NuñezNasim NuñezSS	2	1	1	0	1	0				2
Totals	31	4	6	4	4	8

HR Morales · SB Nuñez 2

Pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR	P
R. LoveladyRichard Lovelady	1.1	1	0	1	0		19
B. LordBrad Lord	3.1	1	0	2	3		49
W. DionWill DionW	2.0	3	1	1	4	1	41
J. SinclairJack Sinclair	0.1	0	0	0	0		4
E. TolmanErik Tolman	0.2	0	0	2	0		20
Y. CruzYovanny Cruz	1.1	3	1	0	2		22

Detroit Tigers

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	SB
K. McGonigleKevin McGonigle3B	5	0	3	0	0	1	1
H. LeeHao-Yu Lee3B	5	0	1	0	0	1
B. MalgeriBen MalgeriRF	5	1	2	2	0	0			1
R. GreeneRiley GreeneLF	3	0	0	0	2	0
D. DinglerDillon DinglerC	3	0	0	0	1	0
M. ClarkMax ClarkCF	2	0	1	0	1	0	1
S. TorkelsonSpencer Torkelson1B	4	0	0	0	0	4
J. PeckJohn PeckSS	2	0	0	0	1	1				1
B. CallahanBrett CallahanPH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry3B	1	0	0	0	1	0
E. ValenciaEduardo ValenciaPH	1	0	0	0	0	1
J. JungJace Jung3B	1	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	33	2	8	2	6	9

2B McGonigle, Clark · HR Malgeri · SB Peck

Pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR	P
F. ValdezFramber Valdez	5.1	4	2	3	6		87
T. KinleyTyler Kinley	0.2	1	1	0	0	1	13
J. WaguespackJacob Waguespack	2.0	1	1	1	2		28
K. JansenKenley Jansen	1.0	0	0	0	0		9

Park and weatheriThe park, roof and first-pitch weather. The little field is drawn from the park's posted wall distances; the streaks show the wind's direction relative to center field (CF at the top).

Open air · Detroit

Comerica Park

65°F

Sunny

14 mphIn from LFBlowing in: tends to hold fly balls in.

Surface

Grass

Start

Day

Park factoriRuns this park adds or removes (100 = neutral; higher favors hitters), home vs road over three seasons. Rank 1 = most runs.

10017th of 30

Walls: LF 345 · LCF 370 · CF 412 · RCF 365 · RF 330 ftSee all parks ›

Plate umpireiCounts per game across this official's recent games, next to the league's over the same dates. History; not a forecast.◷History

Last 40 games since Jul 25, 2025

Mike Muchlinski

Strikeouts

per game, both teams

17.2

≈ in line with the league average (16.8)

Walks

per game, both teams

6.5

≈ in line with the league average (6.6)

Runs

per game, both teams

8.8

≈ in line with the league average (9.0)

Bar: 90% range of the average; dot = the average, line = the league's over the same dates (n = 3,246 league games, 40 worked). Above, below or in line is a statistical call: whether the 90% range sits clear of the league's number, not a percentage cutoff. Counts from games this official worked, which also reflect the teams and conditions of those games; who officiates is one of many things that shape a game.

Going into the game · starters, recent formShowHide▸

Starters, season numbers going iniEach starter's season stats before this game; green marks the better side (lower is better for ERA, WHIP, BB/9, HR/9). The last four rows are tracking data on batted balls and swings; a dash means too few pitches are tracked.◷History

WSH

Richard Lovelady

LHP · 5 starts

DET

Framber Valdez

LHP · 30 starts

WSHDET

3.85

ERA?Earned runs per nine innings this season, going into the game. Lower is better.

4.05

1.83

WHIP?Walks plus hits per inning pitched. Lower is better.

1.36

8.26

K/9?Strikeouts per nine innings.

6.88

5.78

BB/9?Walks per nine innings. Lower is better.

3.41

1.10

HR/9?Home runs allowed per nine innings. Lower is better.

0.85

32.7

Innings?Innings pitched this season (as a starter and reliever).

168.7

—

xwOBA against?Expected wOBA on the contact he allows, from exit speed and launch angle. Lower is better.

.321

—

Whiff %?Share of swings that miss. Higher is better for a pitcher.

20.6%

—

Hard-hit % against?Share of batted balls hit 95 mph or harder. Lower is better.

41.9%

—

Barrel % against?Share of batted balls hit at the speed and angle that most often become extra-base hits. Lower is better.

5.6%

WSH · last 3 starts

• 06-08 @ SF1.0 IP · 1 K · 2 H · 0 BB0 ER
• 06-02 vs MIA2.0 IP · 2 K · 0 H · 3 BB0 ER
• 05-22 @ ATL1.0 IP · 0 K · 1 H · 0 BB0 ER

DET · last 3 starts

• 09-17 @ CWS5.0 IP · 8 K · 3 H · 4 BB3 ER
• 09-11 vs COL6.0 IP · 2 K · 6 H · 2 BB0 ER
• 09-05 @ CLE7.0 IP · 3 K · 3 H · 1 BB0 ER

Against this opponent since last season: 1 start, 6.0 IP, 1.50 ERA, 12 K.

Season numbers to date; a starter with few innings has a noisy line.

Recent formiLast ten games (hover for scores), runs for and against per game, and home/road splits.◷History

WSH · last 107-34.7 scored · 4.0 allowed a game

WWWWLWWLLW

Home 39-42Road 38-43Run diff +6

DET · last 105-54.9 scored · 3.9 allowed a game

WWWLLWLLWL

Home 42-39Road 34-47Run diff +71

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