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Washington Nationals at Detroit Tigers

MLBSeptember 22, 2026Comerica Park64°F, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph L to R

NationalsWashingtonWSHWon74-84

Nationals 3, Tigers 1

Final
TigersDetroitDET74-84
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
WSH010000200370
DET000001000170

W Jackson KentL Drew AndersonSV Erik Tolman

CJ Abrams homers twice, drives in three runs as Nationals beat Tigers 3-1CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and added a solo shot to give the Washington Nationals a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  James Wood strikes out swinging.
  2.  Daylen Lile grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  3.  Dylan Crews strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  Gleyber Torres walks.DET 60%
  2.  Hao-Yu Lee called out on strikes.
  3.  Kevin McGonigle strikes out swinging.
  4.  Eduardo Valencia flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews.

Top 2nd

  1.  CJ Abrams homers (32) on a fly ball to right center field.WSH 62%
  2.  Andrés Chaparro singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ben Malgeri.
  3.  Jorbit Vivas pops out to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee.
  4.  Yohandy Morales grounds into a double play, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Andrés Chaparro out at 2nd. Yohandy Morales out at 1st.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Ben Malgeri flies out to right fielder James Wood.
  2.  Max Clark singles on a fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile.
  3.  Spencer Torkelson walks.
  4.  Javier Báez strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  Keibert Ruiz lines out to center fielder Max Clark.
  2.  Nasim Nuñez bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Drew Anderson to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  3.  James Wood grounds out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to pitcher Drew Anderson.

Bot 3rd

  1.  John Peck lines out sharply to right fielder James Wood.
  2.  Gleyber Torres strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Hao-Yu Lee walks.
  4.  Kevin McGonigle hits a ground-rule double (27) on a line drive down the right-field line. Hao-Yu Lee to 3rd.
  5.  Eduardo Valencia strikes out swinging.WSH 62%

Top 4th

  1.  Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Javier Báez.
  2.  Dylan Crews lines out sharply to center fielder Max Clark.
  3.  CJ Abrams strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Ben Malgeri doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile.DET 51%
  2.  Max Clark strikes out on a foul tip.WSH 55%
  3.  Spencer Torkelson walks.
  4.  Javier Báez grounds into a double play, second baseman CJ Abrams to shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Spencer Torkelson out at 2nd. Javier Báez out at 1st.WSH 63%

Top 5th

  1.  Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jorbit Vivas flies out to center fielder Max Clark.
  3.  Yohandy Morales grounds out, shortstop John Peck to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

Bot 5th

  1.  John Peck flies out to right fielder James Wood.
  2.  Gleyber Torres singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews.
  3.  Hao-Yu Lee grounds into a double play, second baseman CJ Abrams to shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Gleyber Torres out at 2nd. Hao-Yu Lee out at 1st.WSH 64%

Top 6th

  1.  Keibert Ruiz lines out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  2.  Nasim Nuñez called out on strikes.
  3.  James Wood singles on a ground ball to left fielder Javier Báez.
  4.  Daylen Lile lines out to center fielder Max Clark.

Bot 6th

  1.  Kevin McGonigle strikes out swinging. Kevin McGonigle to 1st. Passed ball by catcher Keibert Ruiz.WSH 52%
  2.  Eduardo Valencia grounds into a force out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas to second baseman CJ Abrams. Kevin McGonigle out at 2nd. Eduardo Valencia to 1st.WSH 58%
  3.  Ben Malgeri grounds into a force out, first baseman Andrés Chaparro to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. Eduardo Valencia out at 2nd. Ben Malgeri to 1st.WSH 64%
  4.  Max Clark singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Ben Malgeri to 3rd.
  5.  Spencer Torkelson walks.DET 58%
  6.  Javier Báez flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews.DET 52%

Top 7th

  1.  Dylan Crews singles on a ground ball to third baseman Kevin McGonigle.WSH 56%
  2.  CJ Abrams homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Dylan Crews scores.WSH 81%
  3.  Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging.
  4.  Jorbit Vivas flies out to center fielder Max Clark.
  5.  Yohandy Morales grounds out, third baseman Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

Bot 7th

  1.  John Peck grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
  2.  Gleyber Torres lines out to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
  3.  Hao-Yu Lee singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood.
  4.  Kevin McGonigle singles on a ground ball to third baseman Jorbit Vivas. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd.
  5.  Eduardo Valencia grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.WSH 84%

Top 8th

  1.  Keibert Ruiz singles on a line drive to center fielder Max Clark.
  2.  Nasim Nuñez grounds into a force out, third baseman Kevin McGonigle to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Keibert Ruiz out at 2nd. Nasim Nuñez to 1st.
  3.  James Wood strikes out swinging.
  4.  Daylen Lile strikes out swinging.

Bot 8th

  1.  Brett Callahan strikes out swinging.
  2.  Max Clark grounds out to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.
  3.  Spencer Torkelson hit by pitch.
  4.  Javier Báez grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Andrés Chaparro.

Top 9th

  1.  Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to left fielder Javier Báez.
  2.  CJ Abrams pops out to third baseman Kevin McGonigle.
  3.  Andrés Chaparro flies out to right fielder Brett Callahan.
  4.  Jorbit Vivas lines out to center fielder Max Clark.

Bot 9th

  1.  John Peck strikes out swinging.
  2.  Gleyber Torres called out on strikes.
  3.  Hao-Yu Lee walks.
  4.  Kevin McGonigle called out on strikes.

Top 2nd

  1.  WSH 1, DET 0CJ Abrams homers (32) on a fly ball to right center field.WSH 62%

Bot 6th

  1.  WSH 1, DET 1Spencer Torkelson walks.DET 58%

Top 7th

  1.  WSH 3, DET 1CJ Abrams homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Dylan Crews scores.WSH 81%

Win probability

Top 7th · Biggest swing #1 · WSH 3–1 DET

CJ Abrams homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Dylan Crews scores.

See it in the scoring summary
WSH 81%WSH +25 pts

Game leaders

NationalsWashington

TigersDetroit

Team stats

  • WSH 7HitsDET 7
  • WSH 2Home runsDET 0
  • WSH 0WalksDET 6
  • WSH 8StrikeoutsDET 11
  • WSH 9Left on baseDET 18
  • WSH 3Stolen basesDET 0
All team stats
  • WSH 9.0IpDET 9.0
  • WSH 7HDET 7
  • WSH 1RDET 3
  • WSH 1ErDET 3
  • WSH 6BbDET 0
  • WSH 11SoDET 8
  • WSH 0HrDET 2
  • WSH 168PDET 108
  • WSH 10ADET 6
  • WSH 27PoDET 27
  • WSH 37TcDET 33
  • WSH 3RDET 1
  • WSH 02bDET 2
  • WSH 3RbiDET 0
  • WSH 33AbDET 32

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
James Wood RF4010002.265
Daylen Lile LF4000001.247
Dylan Crews CF4120001.226
CJ Abrams 2B4223201.261
Andrés Chaparro 1B4010002.257
Jorbit Vivas 3B4000000.242
Yohandy Morales DH3000000.282
Keibert Ruiz C3010000.283
Nasim Nuñez SS3000001.208
Totals33373208

HR: Abrams 2.RBI: Abrams 3.SB: Crews 2, Nuñez.LOB: 9.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Riley Cornelio2.210034603.89
Jackson Kent W4.061123725.94
Jack Sinclair1.100001142.00
Erik Tolman S1.000013223.38

Video

0:12The distance behind CJ Abrams' home run0:04Breaking down Jackson Kent's pitches0:11Analyzing CJ Abrams' home run through bat tracking0:22Drew Anderson's outing against the Nationals
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