August 18, 2026 · NL Cent
Detroit Tigers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | Brett Callahan | Brett Callahan homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. | DET 1, PIT 0 |
| B5 | Oneil Cruz | Oneil Cruz homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Esmerlyn Valdez scores. | DET 1, PIT 2 |
| B5 | Spencer Horwitz | Spencer Horwitz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Zach McKinstry. Rafael Flores Jr. scores. Jared Triolo to 2nd. | DET 1, PIT 3 |
| B8 | Bryan Reynolds | Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Jared Triolo scores. | DET 1, PIT 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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
1
Keider Montero started for Tigers, leaving trailing 1–3. Out of the bullpen, Ty Madden took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Keider Montero
Starter
5.0
78
3
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Keider Montero threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 60% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 22 28% 2 3 5 9 3 Four-Seam Fastball 17 22% 1 4 3 6 3 Knuckle Curve 15 19% 1 1 7 3 3 Slider 12 15% 3 1 3 2 3 Changeup 12 15% 1 1 1 5 4 - Ty Madden Long 2.0 27 1 2
- Enmanuel De Jesus Middle 1.0 13 0 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
Pirates
HOME
4
Braxton Ashcraft started for Pirates, leaving with a 3–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Braxton Ashcraft
Starter
8.0
80
1
4
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Braxton Ashcraft threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 86% 2.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 25 31% 1 3 2 4 15 Four-Seam Fastball 24 30% 2 5 9 5 3 Curveball 21 26% 2 8 2 6 3 Slider 9 11% 1 1 1 3 3 Splitter 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0 - Mason Montgomery Middle 1.0 15 0 2 SV
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Cruz HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · DET
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .380 | .402 | .782 | |
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .385 | .422 | .807 | |
| Dillon Dingler PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .322 | .494 | .816 | |
| Eduardo Valencia C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .362 | .383 | .776 | 1.159 | |
| Hao-Yu Lee PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .311 | .423 | .734 | |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .226 | .316 | .415 | .731 | |
| Brett Callahan LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | 1.000 | 1.444 | HR (1) |
| Max Clark CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .310 | .394 | .704 | |
| Javier Báez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .285 | .350 | .635 | |
| Colt Keith DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .323 | .421 | .744 | |
| Zach McKinstry RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .304 | .327 | .631 |
HOME · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .367 | .413 | .780 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .316 | .475 | .791 | |
| Bryan Reynolds DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .371 | .429 | .800 | |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .350 | .482 | .832 | HR (15) |
| Jake Mangum RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .353 | .388 | .741 | |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .389 | .587 | .976 | 2B |
| Jacob Gonzalez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .279 | .384 | .663 | |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .316 | .311 | .627 | |
| Esmerlyn Valdez RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .364 | .542 | .906 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · DET
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keider Montero | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 3.30 | L |
| Ty Madden | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2.72 | |
| Enmanuel De Jesus | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.86 |
HOME · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 3.68 | W |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3.47 | SV |
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.