PREVIEW Starts 1:10 PM ET · Comerica Park
September 23, 2026 · AL Cent

Washington Nationals at Detroit Tigers

September 23, 20261:10 PM ETComerica Park
AWAY
Washington Nationals
56-61
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HOME
Detroit Tigers
56-59

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · WSH Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Daylen Lile LF · L .242 .294 .411 .705 14 56 89 .759
2 CJ Abrams SS · L .287 .362 .551 .913 28 88 110 .743
3 Nasim Nuñez 2B · S .233 .317 .272 .589 1 33 79 .735
4 Jacob Young CF · R .242 .310 .397 .707 9 39 60 .707
5 Keibert Ruiz C · S .270 .307 .439 .746 7 38 31 .706
6 Dylan Crews RF · R .221 .300 .371 .671 9 25 62 .731
7 Jorbit Vivas 3B · L .236 .324 .327 .651 3 18 34 .733
8 José Tena DH · L .235 .304 .382 .686 5 20 66 .731
9 Brady House 3B · R .228 .282 .401 .683 8 27 62 .733
HOME · DET Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Kevin McGonigle SS · L .284 .391 .431 .822 12 44 69 .755
2 Riley Greene LF · L .276 .367 .459 .826 16 54 127 .766
3 Dillon Dingler C · R .278 .341 .536 .877 26 78 99 .728
4 Spencer Torkelson 1B · R .218 .307 .419 .726 20 58 141 .743
5 Colt Keith 3B · L .275 .321 .425 .746 8 31 62 .741
6 Zach McKinstry 2B · L .216 .296 .326 .622 4 23 49 .710
7 Gleyber Torres 2B · R .268 .385 .404 .789 7 29 51 .729
8 Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R .263 .293 .418 .711 6 27 51 .746
9 James Outman CF · L .173 .232 .321 .553 5 17 70 .712

Manager comparison

AWAY · WSH
Blake Butera
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · DET
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 4.1 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.2 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · WSH
  • Available 6
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · DET
  • Available 10
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · WSH
2-8 L1 -19 run diff
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HOME · DET
6-4 W1 +51 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Nationals and Tigers staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

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.

Read the full methodology.