Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Washington Nationals at Detroit Tigers
WSH
Washington Nationals
74-84 · W1
DET
Detroit Tigers
73-85 · L1
Washington Nationals beat Detroit Tigers 4-2 at Comerica Park. Will Dion earned the win; Framber Valdez took the loss. Yovanny Cruz recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
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.
Yohandy Morales homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Brady House scores.
Ben Malgeri homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.
James Wood grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Nasim Nuñez scores.
Ben Malgeri singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Jace Jung scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd.
Key Performers
Ben Malgeri
DET
2-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Yohandy Morales
WSH
1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
CJ Abrams
WSH
1-2, 1 RBI
James Wood
WSH
0-4, 1 RBI
Batting
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady House 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yohandy Morales 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| CJ Abrams 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Nasim Nuñez SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Andrés Chaparro DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dylan Crews LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daylen Lile PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| James Wood RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Harry Ford C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jacob Young CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| DET | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jace Jung 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brett Callahan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Zach McKinstry 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Hao-Yu Lee DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Riley Greene LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Eduardo Valencia PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| John Peck SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ben Malgeri RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Max Clark CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dillon Dingler C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Pitching
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelady | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.71 |
| Lord | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 49-32 | 3.78 |
| Dion (W, 2-2) | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 41-30 | 3.78 |
| Sinclair (H, 3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 1.93 |
| Tolman (H, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-8 | 3.21 |
| Cruz, Y (S, 1) | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22-15 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| DET | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez, F (L, 10-12) | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 87-53 | 4.03 |
| Kinley | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 3.49 |
| Waguespack | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28-18 | 2.56 |
| Jansen, K | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.27 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |