September 23, 2026 · AL Cent
Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T6 | CJ Abrams | CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Andrés Chaparro scores. CJ Abrams out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Ben Malgeri to first baseman Spencer Torkelson to second baseman Zach McKinstry. Brady House to 2nd. | WSH 1, DET 0 |
| T6 | Yohandy Morales | Yohandy Morales homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Brady House scores. | WSH 3, DET 0 |
| B6 | Ben Malgeri | Ben Malgeri homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. | WSH 3, DET 1 |
| T7 | James Wood | James Wood grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Nasim Nuñez scores. | WSH 4, DET 1 |
| B9 | Ben Malgeri | Ben Malgeri singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Jace Jung scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. | WSH 4, DET 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Nationals
AWAY
4
Nationals opened with Richard Lovelady, then turned the bulk of the game over to Brad Lord. Out of the bullpen, Will Dion took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Richard Lovelady
Opener
1.1
19
0
0
Pitch-by-pitch: what Richard Lovelady threw
CSW 16% 1st-pitch strike 50% 3.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 8 42% 0 1 1 5 1 Sweeper 6 32% 0 2 2 1 1 Sinker 5 26% 0 0 1 1 3 - Brad Lord Bulk 3.1 49 0 3 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Will Dion Long 2.0 41 1 4 W inherited 1, stranded 1
- Jack Sinclair Middle 0.1 4 0 0 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Erik Tolman Middle 0.2 20 0 0 HLD
- Yovanny Cruz Middle 1.1 22 1 2 SV inherited 2, stranded 2
Tigers
HOME
2
Framber Valdez started for Tigers, leaving trailing 0–3. Out of the bullpen, Tyler Kinley took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Framber Valdez
Starter
5.1
87
2
6
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Framber Valdez threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 64% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Curveball 36 41% 3 7 6 17 3 Sinker 30 34% 2 7 6 8 7 Changeup 10 11% 3 1 1 4 1 Slider 6 7% 2 1 1 1 1 Four-Seam Fastball 5 6% 0 0 0 4 1 - Tyler Kinley Setup 0.2 13 1 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Jacob Waguespack Middle 2.0 28 1 2
- Kenley Jansen Closer 1.0 9 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Abrams 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · WSH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .262 | .385 | .505 | .890 | |
| Andrés Chaparro DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .357 | .497 | .854 | |
| Brady House 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .308 | .395 | .703 | |
| CJ Abrams 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .262 | .338 | .500 | .838 | |
| Dylan Crews LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .288 | .368 | .656 | |
| Yohandy Morales 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .279 | .651 | .930 | HR (4) |
| Jacob Young CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .317 | .390 | .707 | |
| Nasim Nuñez SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .209 | .291 | .242 | .533 | 2 SB |
| Harry Ford C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .186 | .307 | .340 | .647 | |
| Daylen Lile PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .299 | .433 | .732 |
HOME · DET
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .378 | .428 | .806 | 2B |
| Hao-Yu Lee DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .324 | .431 | .755 | |
| Ben Malgeri RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .353 | .422 | .775 | HR (5) |
| Riley Greene LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .282 | .371 | .478 | .849 | |
| Dillon Dingler C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .304 | .450 | .754 | |
| Max Clark CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .365 | .440 | .805 | 2B |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .228 | .328 | .425 | .753 | |
| Brett Callahan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .274 | .333 | .607 | |
| Jace Jung 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | |
| John Peck SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .164 | .288 | .180 | .468 | SB |
| Zach McKinstry 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .201 | .287 | .296 | .583 | |
| Eduardo Valencia PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .339 | .366 | .602 | .968 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · WSH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Lovelady | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.71 | |
| Brad Lord | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 3.78 | |
| Will Dion | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 3.78 | W |
| Jack Sinclair | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.93 | HLD |
| Erik Tolman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.21 | HLD |
| Yovanny Cruz | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5.40 | SV |
HOME · DET
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 87 | 4.03 | L |
| Tyler Kinley | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3.49 | |
| Jacob Waguespack | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2.56 | |
| Kenley Jansen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.27 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · WSH
Lineup 4.0 R
Bunts 2.6 R
IBBs 2.4 R
HOME · DET
Lineup 5.0 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 1.4 R
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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.