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September 27, 2026 · AL Cent

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers

September 27, 2026Comerica ParkSunny 76°F · 8 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Pittsburgh Pirates
82-80
4
vs
HOME
Detroit Tigers
76-86
2

Game Highlights

Published September 27, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Konnor Griffin Konnor Griffin homers (6) on a line drive to left center field. PIT 1, DET 0
T2 Jake Mangum Jake Mangum singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brett Callahan. Spencer Horwitz scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. PIT 2, DET 0
T4 Billy Cook Billy Cook doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Nick Gonzales scores. PIT 3, DET 0
T4 Konnor Griffin Konnor Griffin singles on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Billy Cook scores. PIT 4, DET 0
B7 Kevin McGonigle Kevin McGonigle homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. PIT 4, DET 1
B7 Eduardo Valencia Eduardo Valencia homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. PIT 4, DET 2

Box score

  123456789 R
PIT 110200000 4
DET 000000200 2

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 4

Jared Jones started for Pirates, leaving with a 4–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Antwone Kelly took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jared Jones Starter 4.0 55 0 5
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jared Jones threw
    CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 54% 4.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 23 42% 1 1 9 11 1
    Slider 18 33% 4 3 3 4 4
    Changeup 8 15% 2 0 1 3 2
    Curveball 6 11% 1 2 2 1 0
  • Antwone Kelly Middle 2.1 30 2 2
  • Lake Bachar Long 1.2 29 0 4 W
  • Mason Montgomery Middle 1.0 14 0 2 SV
Tigers HOME 2

Tigers opened with River Ryan, then turned the bulk of the game over to Beau Brieske.

workload · innings pitched
  • River Ryan Opener 1.1 39 2 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what River Ryan threw
    CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 44% 4.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 18 46% 2 3 5 7 1
    Slider 10 26% 2 1 0 6 1
    Cutter 4 10% 0 2 1 1 0
    Sinker 3 8% 0 1 0 1 1
    Curveball 2 5% 0 0 0 1 1
    Changeup 2 5% 0 0 0 2 0
  • Beau Brieske Bulk 2.2 30 2 3 inherited 3, stranded 3
  • Jack Flaherty Reliever 2.0 19 0 1
  • Ty Madden Long 3.0 36 0 3

Where the game turned

1 run Top 1st · off Ryan
  • Griffin HR (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · PIT
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Konnor Griffin SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 .272 .324 .404 .728 HR (6)
Jared Triolo DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .307 .302 .609
Ronny Simon RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .299 .349 .648
Rafael Flores Jr. C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .331 .527 .858
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .244 .344 .364 .708
Nick Gonzales 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .303 .367 .388 .755
Jake Mangum LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .276 .331 .363 .694
Jacob Gonzalez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .220 .274 .364 .638
Billy Cook CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .179 .207 .250 .457 2B
Ryan O'Hearn DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .265 .330 .440 .770
Bryan Reynolds LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .261 .365 .424 .789
HOME · DET
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Max Clark CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .350 .417 .767
Hao-Yu Lee 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .322 .424 .746
Ben Malgeri RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .350 .417 .767
Riley Greene DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .280 .370 .474 .844
Eduardo Valencia C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .341 .380 .636 1.016 HR (8)
Brett Callahan LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 .211 .288 .324 .612 SB
Jace Jung 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .364 .222 .586
Zach McKinstry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .199 .288 .294 .582
John Peck SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .275 .176 .451
Kevin McGonigle 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 .278 .376 .430 .806 HR (18)
Spencer Torkelson 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .331 .435 .766

Pitching lines

AWAY · PIT
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jared Jones 4.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 55 3.72
Antwone Kelly 2.1 2 2 2 1 2 2 30 4.82
Lake Bachar 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 29 3.43 W
Mason Montgomery 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.88 SV
HOME · DET
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
River Ryan 1.1 3 2 2 2 3 1 39 4.15 L
Beau Brieske 2.2 3 2 2 1 3 0 30 4.97
Jack Flaherty 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.48
Ty Madden 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 36 3.26

Manager comparison

AWAY · PIT
Don Kelly
Lineup 4.5 R Bunts 1.1 R IBBs 3.6 R
HOME · DET
A.J. Hinch
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.

Read the full methodology.