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Washington Nationals at Detroit Tigers

MLBSeptember 23, 2026Comerica Park65°F, sunny, wind 14 mph in from LF

NationalsWashingtonWSHWon75-84

Nationals 4, Tigers 2

Final
TigersDetroitDET74-85
Score by inning
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W Will DionL Framber ValdezSV Yovanny Cruz

Yohandry Morales homers, Nationals bullpen hangs on for a 4-2 win over the TigersYohandy Morales homered for the second time in three games and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Wednesday.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  James Wood called out on strikes.
  2.  Andrés Chaparro grounds out, shortstop John Peck to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  3.  Brady House strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  Kevin McGonigle grounds out, first baseman Yohandy Morales to pitcher Richard Lovelady.
  2.  Hao-Yu Lee singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Crews.
  3.  Ben Malgeri flies out to right fielder James Wood.
  4.  Riley Greene grounds out to first baseman Yohandy Morales.

Top 2nd

  1.  CJ Abrams grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  2.  Dylan Crews pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson in foul territory.
  3.  Yohandy Morales strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Dillon Dingler walks.DET 60%
  2.  Max Clark out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Richard Lovelady to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Dillon Dingler to 2nd.
  3.  Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging.
  4.  John Peck strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  Harry Ford strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Jacob Young grounds out, catcher Dillon Dingler to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  3.  Nasim Nuñez grounds out, second baseman Zach McKinstry to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Zach McKinstry flies out sharply to center fielder Jacob Young.
  2.  Kevin McGonigle doubles (28) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder James Wood.DET 59%
  3.  Hao-Yu Lee grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd.
  4.  Ben Malgeri grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Yohandy Morales.

Top 4th

  1.  James Wood grounds out, third baseman Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.
  2.  Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging.
  3.  Brady House singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene.
  4.  CJ Abrams walks. Brady House to 2nd.
  5.  Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop John Peck to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

Bot 4th

  1.  Riley Greene walks.DET 62%
  2.  Dillon Dingler pops out to second baseman CJ Abrams.
  3.  Max Clark grounds into a double play, first baseman Yohandy Morales to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. Riley Greene out at 2nd. Max Clark out at 1st.DET 51%

Top 5th

  1.  Yohandy Morales pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson in foul territory.
  2.  Harry Ford walks.
  3.  Jacob Young lines out sharply to center fielder Max Clark.
  4.  Tigers challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nasim Nuñez walks.
  5.  James Wood strikes out swinging.DET 56%

Bot 5th

  1.  Spencer Torkelson called out on strikes.
  2.  John Peck grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Yohandy Morales.
  3.  Zach McKinstry walks.
  4.  Kevin McGonigle singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young, deflected by second baseman CJ Abrams. Zach McKinstry to 3rd.
  5.  Hao-Yu Lee strikes out swinging.DET 52%

Top 6th

  1.  Andrés Chaparro singles on a ground ball to center fielder Max Clark.WSH 56%
  2.  Brady House singles on a line drive to center fielder Max Clark. Andrés Chaparro to 2nd.WSH 64%
  3.  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.
  4.  Dylan Crews flies out to right fielder Ben Malgeri.
  5.  Yohandy Morales homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Brady House scores.WSH 86%
  6.  Harry Ford grounds out, second baseman Zach McKinstry to first baseman Spencer Torkelson.

Bot 6th

  1.  Ben Malgeri homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.WSH 74%
  2.  Riley Greene flies out to right fielder James Wood.
  3.  Dillon Dingler pops out to shortstop Nasim Nuñez.
  4.  Max Clark doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Crews.
  5.  Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging.

Top 7th

  1.  Jacob Young strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Nasim Nuñez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Max Clark.
  3.  James Wood grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Nasim Nuñez scores.WSH 89%
  4.  Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging.

Bot 7th

  1.  John Peck walks.
  2.  Eduardo Valencia called out on strikes.
  3.  Kevin McGonigle called out on strikes.
  4.  Hao-Yu Lee flies out to center fielder Jacob Young.

Top 8th

  1.  Brady House flies out to left fielder Riley Greene.
  2.  CJ Abrams walks.
  3.  Dylan Crews grounds into a double play, second baseman Jace Jung to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. CJ Abrams out at 2nd. Dylan Crews out at 1st.

Bot 8th

  1.  Ben Malgeri grounds out to first baseman Yohandy Morales.
  2.  Riley Greene walks.
  3.  Dillon Dingler lines out sharply to third baseman Brady House.
  4.  Max Clark walks.
  5.  Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Yohandy Morales pops out to second baseman Jace Jung.
  2.  Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Riley Greene.
  3.  Jacob Young flies out sharply to center fielder Max Clark.

Bot 9th

  1.  Brett Callahan strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jace Jung singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood.
  3.  Kevin McGonigle singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Jace Jung to 2nd.
  4.  Hao-Yu Lee pops out to catcher Keibert Ruiz on the infield fly rule.WSH 97%
  5.  Ben Malgeri singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Jace Jung scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd.WSH 88%
  6.  Riley Greene flies out to left fielder Dylan Crews.WSH 95%

Top 6th

  1.  WSH 1, DET 0CJ 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.
  2.  WSH 3, DET 0Yohandy Morales homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Brady House scores.WSH 86%

Bot 6th

  1.  WSH 3, DET 1Ben Malgeri homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.WSH 74%

Top 7th

  1.  WSH 4, DET 1James Wood grounds out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Nasim Nuñez scores.WSH 89%

Bot 9th

  1.  WSH 4, DET 2Ben Malgeri singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Jace Jung scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd.WSH 88%

Win probability

Top 6th · Biggest swing #1 · WSH 3–0 DET

Yohandy Morales homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Brady House scores.

See it in the scoring summary
WSH 86%WSH +22 pts

Game leaders

NationalsWashington

TigersDetroit

Team stats

  • WSH 6HitsDET 8
  • WSH 1Home runsDET 1
  • WSH 4WalksDET 6
  • WSH 8StrikeoutsDET 9
  • WSH 7Left on baseDET 21
  • WSH 2Stolen basesDET 1
All team stats
  • WSH 6ADET 9
  • WSH 27PoDET 27
  • WSH 33TcDET 36
  • WSH 9.0IpDET 9.0
  • WSH 8HDET 6
  • WSH 2RDET 4
  • WSH 2ErDET 4
  • WSH 6BbDET 4
  • WSH 9SoDET 8
  • WSH 1HrDET 1
  • WSH 155PDET 137
  • WSH 4RDET 2
  • WSH 02bDET 2
  • WSH 4RbiDET 2
  • WSH 31AbDET 33

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
James Wood RF4001002.262
Andrés Chaparro DH4110002.257
Brady House 3B4120001.244
CJ Abrams 2B2011020.262
Dylan Crews LF4000000.223
Yohandy Morales 1B4112101.279
Harry Ford C2000011.186
Daylen Lile PH1000000.247
Keibert Ruiz C0000000.283
Jacob Young CF4000001.249
Nasim Nuñez SS2110010.209
Totals31464148

HR: Morales.RBI: Wood, Abrams, Morales 2.SB: Nuñez 2.LOB: 7.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Richard Lovelady1.110010193.71
Brad Lord3.110023493.78
Will Dion W2.031114413.78
Jack Sinclair0.10000041.93
Erik Tolman0.200020203.21
Yovanny Cruz S1.131102225.40

Video

0:12Breaking down Ben Malgeri's home run0:08Framber Valdez against the Nationals0:24Framber Valdez's outing against the Nationals0:10James Wood's RBI groundout
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