September 16, 2026 · AL East
Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Riley Greene | Riley Greene singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Colt Keith scores. Riley Greene to 2nd. | DET 1, TOR 0 |
| B4 | Ernie Clement | Ernie Clement out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Max Clark. Kazuma Okamoto scores. | DET 1, TOR 1 |
| B4 | Myles Straw | Myles Straw singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Josh Smith scores. | DET 1, TOR 2 |
| B5 | George Springer | George Springer singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brett Callahan. Brett Bateman scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 2nd. | DET 1, TOR 3 |
| B6 | Brandon Valenzuela | Brandon Valenzuela reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop John Peck. Ernie Clement scores. Brandon Valenzuela to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop John Peck. | DET 1, TOR 4 |
| B6 | Nathan Lukes | Nathan Lukes singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Drew Sommers. Brandon Valenzuela scores. Brett Bateman to 2nd. | DET 1, TOR 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 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
1
Keider Montero started for Tigers, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, Drew Sommers took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Keider Montero
Starter
4.0
89
2
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Keider Montero threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 53% 4.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 30 34% 4 5 5 10 6 Sinker 24 27% 2 5 5 11 1 Four-Seam Fastball 18 20% 0 3 8 6 1 Knuckle Curve 9 10% 0 2 0 5 2 Changeup 8 9% 0 2 2 2 2 - Tyler Holton Setup 1.0 12 1 0
- Drew Sommers Setup 1.0 16 2 0
- Tyler Kinley Setup 2.0 24 0 0
Blue Jays
HOME
5
Max Scherzer started for Blue Jays, leaving with a 2–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Max Scherzer
Starter
5.0
73
1
3
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Max Scherzer threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 60% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 36 49% 3 5 7 12 9 Slider 11 15% 2 3 1 5 0 Changeup 10 14% 0 2 2 4 2 Curveball 9 12% 0 0 2 5 2 Cutter 7 10% 1 0 2 3 1 - Mason Fluharty Setup 1.0 11 0 0 HLD
- Spencer Miles Long 2.0 35 0 1
- Louis Varland Closer 1.0 14 0 2 SV inherited 2, stranded 2
Where the game turned
1 run
- Straw 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · DET
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .376 | .424 | .800 | |
| Hao-Yu Lee 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .313 | .412 | .725 | |
| Gleyber Torres DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .366 | .375 | .741 | |
| Riley Greene LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .371 | .480 | .851 | |
| Dillon Dingler C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .302 | .451 | .753 | |
| Max Clark CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .352 | .446 | .798 | |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .226 | .321 | .423 | .744 | |
| Brett Callahan RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .274 | .357 | .631 | |
| John Peck SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .340 | .244 | .584 | |
| Colt Keith DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .321 | .406 | .727 | 2B |
HOME · TOR
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Bateman CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .400 | .428 | .828 | |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .322 | .389 | .711 | |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .334 | .360 | .694 | |
| George Springer DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .329 | .416 | .745 | |
| Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .310 | .464 | .774 | |
| Josh Smith 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .313 | .349 | .662 | 2B |
| Ernie Clement SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .294 | .375 | .669 | |
| Brandon Valenzuela C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .301 | .361 | .662 | |
| Myles Straw LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .300 | .341 | .641 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · DET
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keider Montero | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 3.58 | L |
| Tyler Holton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.78 | |
| Drew Sommers | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.50 | |
| Tyler Kinley | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3.52 |
HOME · TOR
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 6.07 | W |
| Mason Fluharty | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.30 | HLD |
| Spencer Miles | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2.65 | |
| Louis Varland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1.30 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · DET
Lineup 4.9 R
Bunts 0.9 R
IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · TOR
Lineup 2.5 R
Bunts 5.3 R
IBBs 6.9 R
Recent form
AWAY · DET
6-4
L2
+13 run diff
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HOME · TOR
4-6
W1
-5 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with DET listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.