Washington Nationals vs. Detroit Tigers Live Coverage, Stats, and Updates - September 23, 2026 Gametracker

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R. LoveladyL	3-4 W-L	32.2 IP	3.86 ERA	1.43 SO/BB	1.84 WHIP
F. ValdezL	10-11 W-L	168.2 IP	4.06 ERA	2.02 SO/BB	1.36 WHIP

.R. Lovelady

3-4, 32.2 IP, 3.86 ERA

.F. Valdez

10-11, 168.2 IP, 4.06 ERA

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
PJ Poulin	Forearm	09-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 22
Drew Millas	Finger	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Ken Waldichuk	Elbow	05-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Mitchell Parker	Elbow	08-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
Matt Waldron	Chest	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Orlando Ribalta	Forearm	09-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 22
Connelly Early	Elbow	09-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 26

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Justin Verlander	Hamstring	09-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 26
Burch Smith	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Jack Flaherty	Forearm	09-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 26
Kyle Finnegan	Groin	09-30-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 1
Wenceel Perez	Orbital	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Will Vest	Elbow	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Parker Meadows	Arm	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Reese Olson	Shoulder	02-28-2027Expected to be out until at least Mar 1
Matt Vierling	Thigh	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Kerry Carpenter	Foot	09-24-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 25
Colt Keith	Thumb	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Trey Sweeney	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Troy Melton	Arm	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Bailey Horn	Elbow	08-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Sep 1

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Tigers DET-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

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DETTigers

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
C. Abrams SS	147	562	90	146	99	31	54	154	.260	.334	.489	.823	30	3	33	6	513
J. Wood RF	130	495	104	131	76	30	99	172	.265	.389	.511	.900	30	1	21	3	489
D. Lile LF	155	586	81	146	88	22	40	125	.249	.301	.437	.738	28	8	15	7	431
J. Young CF	137	409	57	103	49	10	33	76	.252	.319	.394	.713	22	3	18	4	303
N. Nunez 2B	142	421	53	88	36	1	48	97	.209	.290	.242	.532	5	3	46	10	273
K. Ruiz C	101	322	44	91	47	10	16	36	.283	.320	.450	.770	24	0	2	1	240
D. Crews RF	104	386	50	86	43	12	28	102	.223	.288	.370	.658	19	1	9	0	239
B. House 3B	91	307	41	74	45	10	27	88	.241	.306	.394	.700	17	0	3	0	199
J. Vivas 2B	120	302	32	74	31	3	41	53	.245	.339	.331	.670	15	1	2	1	184
A. Chaparro 1B	79	183	32	47	37	11	25	48	.257	.362	.508	.870	13	0	0	0	168
J. Tena DH	114	256	36	57	25	7	27	89	.223	.303	.371	.674	13	2	6	2	151
H. Ford C	36	95	16	18	10	3	15	27	.189	.306	.347	.653	6	0	3	0	67
A. Ortiz 1B	42	124	16	24	13	5	7	34	.194	.237	.355	.592	5	0	0	0	63
D. Millas C	50	130	18	24	11	2	14	37	.185	.277	.262	.539	4	0	0	1	60
Y. Morales 1B	13	36	9	11	8	3	0	11	.306	.306	.667	.973	4	0	1	0	37
A. Pinckney LF	17	25	7	7	3	1	1	10	.280	.310	.480	.790	0	1	1	1	20
Total	157	5350	800	1320	758	204	542	1311	.247	.322	.424	.746	277	30	171	39	3437

HITTING	G
C. Abrams SS	147
J. Wood RF	130
D. Lile LF	155
J. Young CF	137
N. Nunez 2B	142
K. Ruiz C	101
D. Crews RF	104
B. House 3B	91
J. Vivas 2B	120
A. Chaparro 1B	79
J. Tena DH	114
H. Ford C	36
A. Ortiz 1B	42
D. Millas C	50
Y. Morales 1B	13
A. Pinckney LF	17
Total	157

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Cavalli SP	32	32	13-5	0	0	169.2	3.02	148	68	57	18	48	200	.232	1.16	460
A. Alvarez SP	24	16	2-6	1	1	108.0	3.17	88	38	38	5	48	107	.222	1.26	203
J. Vivas 2B	4	0	0-0	0	0	4.0	13.50	11	7	6	1	1	0	.478	3.00	184
C. Beeter RP	50	0	6-5	12	19	48.0	4.50	36	25	24	8	31	47	.212	1.40	174
B. Lord RP	39	5	5-2	1	3	80.0	3.94	68	36	35	10	31	74	.226	1.24	167
J. Tena DH	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	9.00	2	1	1	0	1	0	.500	3.00	151
J. Irvin SP	21	20	2-9	0	0	101.2	5.40	93	65	61	18	46	104	.240	1.37	117
P. Poulin RP	35	11	3-0	3	5	36.2	2.70	27	12	11	4	21	25	.206	1.31	104
W. Dion RP	13	1	1-2	1	3	26.0	3.12	14	9	9	3	12	24	.165	1.00	92
O. Ribalta RP	45	0	1-2	2	5	43.0	3.77	34	21	18	5	18	42	.217	1.21	91
G. Varland RP	33	0	1-2	6	8	31.2	6.82	43	26	24	7	15	30	.326	1.83	67
R. Lovelady RP	30	5	2-3	4	7	25.1	3.91	31	13	11	3	17	24	.298	1.89	65
R. Cornelio RP	16	2	3-2	0	2	32.0	4.22	24	22	15	2	25	34	.214	1.53	60
M. Parker RP	22	0	3-3	1	6	39.2	6.58	46	31	29	9	13	34	.289	1.49	59
J. Bird RP	8	0	0-0	0	0	8.1	3.24	6	3	3	2	2	10	.194	0.96	55
M. Waldron RP	3	1	1-0	0	0	5.2	0.00	7	0	0	0	1	2	.292	1.41	47
E. Tolman RP	12	0	1-1	3	6	12.1	3.65	12	6	5	1	5	12	.261	1.38	44
P. Schultz RP	27	1	1-2	1	2	32.1	6.40	43	26	23	5	12	32	.314	1.70	38
J. Sinclair RP	7	0	1-0	1	1	7.2	2.35	4	2	2	0	4	5	.154	1.04	27
J. Kent SP	7	7	1-4	0	0	32.1	6.40	34	24	23	2	23	27	.266	1.76	20
T. Cosgrove RP	18	0	1-2	1	4	16.1	7.71	18	16	14	3	6	14	.290	1.47	20
Z. Kent RP	9	0	0-0	0	0	12.2	5.68	15	8	8	1	3	10	.283	1.42	18
E. Yean RP	8	1	0-1	0	0	11.0	2.45	8	3	3	1	2	7	.190	0.91	17
J. Lawrence RP	7	0	0-0	1	1	6.1	4.26	7	3	3	1	7	6	.292	2.21	15
K. Waldichuk SP	5	0	0-0	0	1	9.1	6.75	8	7	7	4	6	8	.235	1.50	10
J. Gray RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	0.00	3	0	0	0	0	1	.273	1.00	6
Y. Cruz RP	11	0	0-2	0	2	8.1	7.56	10	7	7	2	8	6	.323	2.16	5
J. Simpson RP	4	1	1-1	0	0	4.1	10.38	1	5	5	0	7	4	.077	1.85	4
C. Palmquist SP	11	6	0-2	0	0	16.1	7.71	21	14	14	1	8	15	.323	1.78	0
D. Herz SP	1	1	0-1	0	0	4.0	9.00	5	4	4	1	2	4	.294	1.75	-2
L. Perales RP	6	0	0-0	0	0	11.0	11.45	15	14	14	5	13	13	.319	2.55	-2
Total	157	157	73-84	38	80	1392.0	4.69	1351	795	726	210	581	1234	.253	1.39	2316

PITCHING	GP
C. Cavalli SP	32
A. Alvarez SP	24
J. Vivas 2B	4
C. Beeter RP	50
B. Lord RP	39
J. Tena DH	1
J. Irvin SP	21
P. Poulin RP	35
W. Dion RP	13
O. Ribalta RP	45
G. Varland RP	33
R. Lovelady RP	30
R. Cornelio RP	16
M. Parker RP	22
J. Bird RP	8
M. Waldron RP	3
E. Tolman RP	12
P. Schultz RP	27
J. Sinclair RP	7
J. Kent SP	7
T. Cosgrove RP	18
Z. Kent RP	9
E. Yean RP	8
J. Lawrence RP	7
K. Waldichuk SP	5
J. Gray RP	2
Y. Cruz RP	11
J. Simpson RP	4
C. Palmquist SP	11
D. Herz SP	1
L. Perales RP	6
Total	157

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
K. McGonigle SS	151	583	95	160	70	17	94	92	.274	.376	.424	.800	26	5	12	4	483
R. Greene LF	136	497	78	141	75	21	67	153	.284	.371	.481	.852	31	2	3	1	392
D. Dingler C	142	539	71	132	89	27	33	137	.245	.304	.453	.757	27	2	0	0	383
S. Torkelson 1B	154	514	64	118	74	25	67	186	.230	.325	.428	.753	27	0	1	1	341
C. Keith 3B	140	384	51	99	36	10	32	84	.258	.322	.406	.728	19	4	6	0	250
G. Torres 2B	95	354	57	92	38	8	56	79	.260	.364	.364	.728	13	0	0	0	243
H. Lee 2B	109	310	39	83	46	10	26	83	.268	.322	.435	.757	18	2	2	2	206
Z. McKinstry RF	125	367	42	74	26	4	41	68	.202	.286	.297	.583	15	4	3	5	188
K. Carpenter RF	81	231	27	48	36	13	18	75	.208	.276	.416	.692	5	2	0	0	144
M. Vierling CF	92	266	24	55	31	5	19	49	.207	.255	.335	.590	13	3	4	2	144
M. Clark CF	46	160	26	44	23	3	17	36	.275	.357	.431	.788	10	3	5	1	130
E. Valencia C	37	113	20	40	18	6	3	27	.354	.381	.628	1.009	13	0	0	0	100
W. Perez RF	53	161	22	29	17	7	14	29	.180	.246	.348	.594	4	1	3	1	99
J. Baez SS	56	179	25	43	19	3	6	39	.240	.271	.363	.634	11	1	1	2	97
B. Malgeri RF	55	108	16	26	18	4	17	35	.241	.352	.389	.741	4	0	5	0	87
J. Outman CF	45	93	14	17	14	5	5	42	.183	.240	.366	.606	0	1	2	1	76
J. Peck SS	20	55	3	10	7	0	8	14	.182	.303	.200	.503	1	0	4	1	31
B. Callahan LF	29	64	3	14	8	1	5	23	.219	.282	.344	.626	3	1	0	0	27
P. Meadows CF	12	36	3	9	2	0	2	10	.250	.308	.333	.641	1	1	3	0	21
C. Julks RF	4	7	1	2	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.429	.715	1	0	0	0	3
J. Jung DH	4	7	1	1	0	0	2	2	.143	.333	.143	.476	0	0	0	0	3
T. Cruz RF	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	-1
Total	157	5295	706	1277	670	176	562	1361	.241	.319	.401	.720	251	33	55	23	3447

HITTING	G
K. McGonigle SS	151
R. Greene LF	136
D. Dingler C	142
S. Torkelson 1B	154
C. Keith 3B	140
G. Torres 2B	95
H. Lee 2B	109
Z. McKinstry RF	125
K. Carpenter RF	81
M. Vierling CF	92
M. Clark CF	46
E. Valencia C	37
W. Perez RF	53
J. Baez SS	56
B. Malgeri RF	55
J. Outman CF	45
J. Peck SS	20
B. Callahan LF	29
P. Meadows CF	12
C. Julks RF	4
J. Jung DH	4
T. Cruz RF	2
Total	157

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Montero SP	32	25	10-9	1	1	155.0	3.48	124	64	60	17	37	107	.216	1.04	350
F. Valdez SP	30	30	10-11	0	0	168.2	4.06	166	85	76	16	64	129	.255	1.36	313
T. Melton SP	20	20	8-5	0	0	114.1	2.76	92	41	35	13	37	94	.217	1.13	277
K. Jansen RP	48	0	4-6	21	27	43.0	3.35	24	18	16	7	23	49	.162	1.09	234
D. Anderson RP	48	10	5-6	2	7	102.0	3.62	89	45	41	14	43	109	.234	1.29	200
Z. McKinstry RF	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.0	18.00	3	4	4	1	5	0	.333	4.00	188
T. Kinley RP	12	0	1-0	0	0	12.1	1.46	3	2	2	0	6	5	.083	0.73	131
T. Holton RP	66	3	2-5	2	4	71.2	2.76	71	27	22	8	19	55	.260	1.26	127
J. Flaherty SP	19	19	3-8	0	0	86.1	4.59	80	52	44	11	42	102	.240	1.41	124
K. Finnegan RP	63	0	3-1	2	12	60.2	4.30	67	31	29	10	34	47	.289	1.66	104
T. Madden RP	19	1	1-0	0	0	44.0	3.48	33	17	17	5	14	43	.201	1.07	94
E. De Jesus RP	30	0	2-0	1	1	42.1	3.83	38	21	18	3	15	39	.239	1.25	94
J. Waguespack RP	33	1	1-2	0	1	43.2	2.47	22	13	12	6	17	31	.150	0.89	90
B. Hurter RP	27	0	4-1	0	0	32.2	3.03	22	12	11	1	15	22	.193	1.13	83
J. Jobe SP	8	8	2-3	0	0	40.2	3.98	35	19	18	7	14	43	.230	1.20	77
D. Sommers RP	42	0	2-4	0	1	39.0	3.69	35	20	16	4	13	60	.236	1.23	74
B. Brieske RP	16	0	1-0	0	0	21.2	4.98	19	12	12	5	6	21	.235	1.15	45
W. Vest RP	27	0	3-5	2	7	26.2	6.08	28	22	18	2	10	27	.275	1.43	45
B. Smith RP	13	1	0-2	0	0	17.0	3.18	18	8	6	2	7	20	.277	1.47	20
B. Hanifee RP	23	2	0-1	0	0	21.1	5.06	24	12	12	5	7	10	.286	1.45	20
A. Sears SP	5	3	0-1	0	0	17.1	5.19	20	16	10	2	7	13	.278	1.56	13
T. Rainey RP	6	0	0-0	0	0	7.0	3.86	3	3	3	0	8	6	.136	1.57	9
R. Ryan SP	1	1	0-0	0	0	3.0	0.00	2	0	0	0	1	3	.182	1.00	7
J. Verlander SP	1	1	0-1	0	0	3.2	12.27	6	5	5	1	2	1	.353	2.18	-6
Y. Diaz RP	4	0	0-0	0	0	5.1	6.75	5	4	4	1	4	6	.250	1.69	-7
Total	157	157	74-83	31	62	1389.0	3.65	1204	631	563	160	495	1264	.232	1.22	2706

PITCHING	GP
K. Montero SP	32
F. Valdez SP	30
T. Melton SP	20
K. Jansen RP	48
D. Anderson RP	48
Z. McKinstry RF	2
T. Kinley RP	12
T. Holton RP	66
J. Flaherty SP	19
K. Finnegan RP	63
T. Madden RP	19
E. De Jesus RP	30
J. Waguespack RP	33
B. Hurter RP	27
J. Jobe SP	8
D. Sommers RP	42
B. Brieske RP	16
W. Vest RP	27
B. Smith RP	13
B. Hanifee RP	23
A. Sears SP	5
T. Rainey RP	6
R. Ryan SP	1
J. Verlander SP	1
Y. Diaz RP	4
Total	157

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