September 26, 2026 · AL Cent
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers
vs
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. | PIT 1, DET 0 |
| T5 | Jacob Gonzalez | Jacob Gonzalez homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. | PIT 2, DET 0 |
| B6 | Javier Báez | Javier Báez doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Spencer Torkelson scores. Ben Malgeri to 3rd. | PIT 2, DET 1 |
| T8 | Bryan Reynolds | Bryan Reynolds triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri. Henry Davis scores. | PIT 3, DET 1 |
| B9 | Kevin McGonigle | Kevin McGonigle grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Max Clark scores. Hao-Yu Lee to 3rd. | PIT 3, DET 2 |
| B9 | Eduardo Valencia | Eduardo Valencia homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Hao-Yu Lee scores. | PIT 3, DET 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Pirates
AWAY
3
Kirby Yates started for Pirates, leaving with the game tied 0–0. Out of the bullpen, Mason Montgomery took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Kirby Yates
Starter
1.2
28
0
1
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kirby Yates threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 17 61% 1 3 5 6 2 Splitter 10 36% 1 0 1 5 3 Sweeper 1 4% 0 1 0 0 0 - Yohan Ramírez Middle 1.1 36 0 3
- Carmen Mlodzinski Middle 2.1 49 1 5 HLD
- Evan Sisk Middle 0.2 17 0 1 HLD inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Gregory Soto Middle 1.0 11 0 0 HLD
- Luke Weaver Setup 1.0 8 0 1 HLD
- Mason Montgomery Middle 0.2 20 3 1 L
Tigers
HOME
4
Justin Verlander started for Tigers, leaving trailing 0–2. Out of the bullpen, Brant Hurter took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Justin Verlander
Starter
5.1
91
2
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what Justin Verlander threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 55% 4.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 37 41% 4 4 12 11 6 Slider 21 23% 3 1 7 6 4 Changeup 17 19% 1 3 2 10 1 Curveball 14 15% 1 2 3 7 1 Sweeper 2 2% 1 0 0 0 1 - Tyler Kinley Setup 0.2 4 0 0
- Brant Hurter Middle 1.2 19 1 0
- Jacob Waguespack Middle 1.1 24 0 2 W inherited 1, all 1 scored
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Valencia HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Hearn DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .333 | .443 | .776 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .331 | .493 | .824 | HR (35) |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .365 | .424 | .789 | 3B |
| Jake Mangum RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .329 | .361 | .690 | |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .322 | .393 | .715 | 2B |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 | .345 | .366 | .711 | |
| Billy Cook CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .173 | .204 | .231 | .435 | |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .308 | .303 | .611 | |
| Henry Davis C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .172 | .272 | .313 | .585 | |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .368 | .486 | .854 | |
| Ronny Simon RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .308 | .361 | .669 | |
| Jacob Gonzalez 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .275 | .369 | .644 | HR (7) |
HOME · DET
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Clark CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .357 | .426 | .783 | |
| Hao-Yu Lee 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .326 | .429 | .755 | 2B |
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .375 | .424 | .799 | |
| Eduardo Valencia DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .344 | .383 | .624 | 1.007 | HR (7) |
| Riley Greene LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .372 | .477 | .849 | 2B |
| Dillon Dingler C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .302 | .446 | .748 | |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .230 | .330 | .436 | .766 | |
| Ben Malgeri RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .353 | .420 | .773 | |
| Javier Báez SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .270 | .364 | .634 | 2B |
| Zach McKinstry RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .201 | .290 | .296 | .586 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Yates | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3.19 | |
| Yohan Ramírez | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 2.86 | |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 3.95 | HLD |
| Evan Sisk | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3.02 | HLD |
| Gregory Soto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.63 | HLD |
| Luke Weaver | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.69 | HLD |
| Mason Montgomery | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2.93 | L |
HOME · DET
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 7.00 | |
| Tyler Kinley | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.45 | |
| Brant Hurter | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.06 | |
| Jacob Waguespack | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2.49 | W |
Manager comparison
AWAY · PIT
Lineup 4.5 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 3.6 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.