August 17, 2026 · NL Cent
Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Zach McKinstry | Zach McKinstry singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Gleyber Torres scores. Colt Keith to 3rd. | DET 1, PIT 0 |
| T1 | Hao-Yu Lee | Hao-Yu Lee singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Colt Keith scores. Zach McKinstry to 2nd. | DET 2, PIT 0 |
| T2 | Kevin McGonigle | Kevin McGonigle homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Gleyber Torres scores. | DET 4, PIT 0 |
| T5 | Max Clark | Max Clark singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Brett Callahan to 3rd. Max Clark to 2nd. | DET 5, PIT 0 |
| B5 | Henry Davis | 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. | DET 5, PIT 1 |
| T6 | Hao-Yu Lee | Hao-Yu Lee walks. Kevin McGonigle scores. Colt Keith to 3rd. Zach McKinstry to 2nd. | DET 6, PIT 1 |
| T6 | Brett Callahan | Brett Callahan singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Colt Keith scores. Zach McKinstry scores. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd. | DET 8, PIT 1 |
| B6 | Nick Yorke | Nick Yorke doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Nick Gonzales scores. Rafael Flores Jr. scores. Jake Mangum scores. | DET 8, PIT 4 |
| B6 | Henry Davis | Henry Davis singles on a line drive to center fielder Max Clark. Nick Yorke scores. | DET 8, PIT 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Tigers
AWAY
8
Framber Valdez started for Tigers, leaving with a 8–5 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Framber Valdez
Starter
5.2
91
5
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Framber Valdez threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 40 44% 1 10 3 17 9 Curveball 23 25% 2 4 3 10 4 Changeup 17 19% 3 0 2 8 4 Four-Seam Fastball 8 9% 1 1 4 2 0 Slider 3 3% 1 0 0 2 0 - Kyle Finnegan Setup 0.2 27 0 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Drew Sommers Setup 1.2 25 0 3 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
- Kenley Jansen Closer 1.0 8 0 2 SV
Pirates
HOME
5
Carmen Mlodzinski started for Pirates, leaving trailing 0–4. Out of the bullpen, Yohan Ramírez took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Carmen Mlodzinski
Starter
3.0
59
4
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Carmen Mlodzinski threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 23 39% 1 1 10 6 5 Splitter 12 20% 1 0 3 5 3 Curveball 12 20% 5 1 1 3 2 Sinker 6 10% 0 1 1 2 2 Sweeper 4 7% 0 2 0 1 1 Slider 1 2% 0 1 0 0 0 Cutter 1 2% 0 0 0 0 1 - Isaac Mattson Setup 2.0 41 1 1
- Yohan Ramírez Middle 1.0 44 3 0
- Kirby Yates Middle 1.0 8 0 1
- Gregory Soto Middle 1.0 15 0 3
- Camilo Doval Middle 1.0 12 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- McKinstry 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · DET
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .271 | .382 | .404 | .786 | |
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .386 | .424 | .810 | HR (13) |
| Dillon Dingler C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 | .323 | .496 | .819 | |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .318 | .418 | .736 | |
| Zach McKinstry RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .223 | .307 | .330 | .637 | 2B |
| Hao-Yu Lee 2B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .275 | .312 | .425 | .737 | |
| Ben Malgeri LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .377 | .456 | .833 | |
| Max Clark CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .324 | .413 | .737 | |
| Javier Báez SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .291 | .358 | .649 | |
| Colt Keith 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .323 | .422 | .745 | |
| Brett Callahan LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
HOME · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Gonzalez SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .284 | .391 | .675 | |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .254 | .366 | .550 | .916 | |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .261 | .371 | .430 | .801 | |
| Nick Gonzales 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .365 | .402 | .767 | 2B |
| Brandon Lowe DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .318 | .479 | .797 | |
| Rafael Flores Jr. 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .279 | .392 | .581 | .973 | |
| Jake Mangum CF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .298 | .353 | .389 | .742 | |
| Nick Yorke 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .298 | .310 | .608 | 2B |
| Henry Davis C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .170 | .261 | .300 | .561 | |
| Jared Triolo SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .316 | .311 | .627 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · DET
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 4.35 | W |
| Kyle Finnegan | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3.33 | |
| Drew Sommers | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3.42 | HLD |
| Kenley Jansen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3.74 | SV |
HOME · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 3.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 4.03 | L |
| Isaac Mattson | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4.91 | |
| Yohan Ramírez | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3.03 | |
| Kirby Yates | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3.60 | |
| Gregory Soto | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3.59 | |
| Camilo Doval | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.15 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · DET
Lineup 4.9 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · PIT
Lineup 4.4 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 3.6 R
Recent form
AWAY · DET
6-4
L2
+13 run diff
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HOME · PIT
6-4
W4
-5 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.