Washington Nationals

4thin NL East · 73-84

Ugh, no.

Washington Nationals lost to the Detroit Tigers

73-84 2 – 9

74-83

Final · Mon, Sep 21

Game Details

Comerica Park (Detroit) · 21,121 fans · MLB.TV, Tigers.TV, Nationals.TV

Recap

River Ryan makes strong debut and Tigers hit 3 home runs in 9-2 win over Nationals

River Ryan was outstanding in his Detroit debut and the Tigers hit three home runs to rout the Washington Nationals 9-2 on Monday night, one day after being eliminated from the American League playoff race.

Recap via ESPN

Comerica Park · Detroit

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	1
DET	2	0	0	2	5	0	0	0		9	12	0

Win Probability · Washington Nationals

first pitchnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Washington Nationals

Yohandy Morales · 1-1, HR, 2 RBI, 1 RBatting
DJ Herz · 4.0 IP, 4 ER, 4 K (L, 0-1)Pitching

Detroit Tigers

Ben Malgeri · 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 1 RBatting
Keider Montero · 4.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K (W, 10-9)Pitching

2026 National League East Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Strk
Atlanta	94	68	.580	-	L1
Philadelphia	88	74	.543	6	W1
Miami	80	82	.494	14	W1
Washington	77	85	.475	17	W1
New York	74	88	.457	20	L1

2026 American League Central Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Strk
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

Scoring

Top 8th

HR Morales homered to right (349 feet), Wood scored.2–9

Bot 5th

HR Torkelson homered to left (380 feet), Dingler scored.0–9

Bot 5th

HR Malgeri homered to left (375 feet), Greene scored and Valencia scored.0–7

Bot 4th

HR Báez homered to left (426 feet), Dingler scored.0–4

Bot 1st

1B Valencia singled to left, Lee scored on fielding error by left fielder Wood.0–2

Bot 1st

G2B Lee hit a ground rule double, Torres scored.0–1

Team Stats

Washington NationalsDetroit Tigers

Batting

5 Hits 12

1 Home Runs 3

2 Walks 4

11 Strikeouts 7

0 Stolen Bases 0

12 Left on Base 14

Pitching & Fielding

142 Pitches Thrown 126

1 Errors 0

3 Double Plays 0

Box Score

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Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	#P	OBP	SLG
J. WoodLF	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.265	16	.389	.511
D. LileDH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.249	13	.301	.437
A. Ortiz1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	13	.237	.355
Y. Morales1B	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.306	1	.306	.667
C. AbramsSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.260	15	.334	.489
N. NunezSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	5	.290	.242
D. CrewsRF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.223	16	.288	.370
J. Vivas2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.245	17	.339	.331
B. House3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.241	13	.306	.394
K. RuizC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	7	.320	.450
J. YoungCF	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	.252	10	.319	.394
Team	32	2	5	2	1	2	11		126

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D. Herz(L, 0-1)	4.0	5	4	4	2	4	1	63-39	9.00
L. Perales	2.0	5	5	5	2	2	2	47-26	11.45
J. Gray	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	32-18	0.00
Team	8.0	12	9	9	4	7	3	142-83

Detroit Tigers ▾

Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	#P	OBP	SLG
G. Torres2B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.260	20	.364	.364
J. Jung2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	5	.333	.143
H. Lee3B	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	.268	19	.322	.435
R. GreeneLF	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.284	15	.371	.481
B. CallahanLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	1	.282	.344
E. ValenciaDH	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.354	5	.381	.628
B. MalgeriRF	4	1	2	3	1	0	1	.241	14	.352	.389
D. DinglerC	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	.245	17	.304	.453
S. Torkelson1B	4	1	1	2	1	0	2	.230	18	.325	.428
J. BaezCF	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	.240	13	.271	.363
Z. McKinstryCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	5	.286	.297
J. PeckSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	10	.303	.200
Team	35	9	12	8	3	4	7		142