DET 8, PIT 5 | Aug 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Monday, August 17, 2026•PNC Park•79°F, Overcast

DET

Tigers

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Framber Valdez

LOSS

Carmen Mlodzinski

SAVE

Kenley Jansen

The Tigers defeated the Pirates 8-5.

★Zach McKinstry3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Hao-Yu Lee3-for-3, 2 RBI

★Nick Yorke3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 2: Kevin McGonigle homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Gleyber Torres scores.

Weather: 79°F, OvercastWind: 6 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 11:05 PM UTCT: 3:18Att: 21,956Venue: PNC Park

Ump Audit

Ben May

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92.3%B

13 missed calls

+27.5% DET

+0.14 runs DET

Win Probability

PIT WinDET Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	8	14	2
PIT	0	0	0	0	1	4	0

Game 823343 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Detroit Tigers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Gleyber TorresDH	4	2	1	0	2	1	.271/.382/.404	93.2	.249	.230
Kevin McGonigle3B	6	2	2	2	0	1	.282/.386/.424	104.6	.456	.654
Dillon DinglerC	5	0	1	0	1	1	.258/.323/.496	101.7	.293	.283
Spencer Torkelson1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.228/.318/.418	-	-	-
Zach McKinstryRF	4	1	3	1	1	0	.223/.307/.330	95.8	.484	.447
Hao-Yu Lee2B	3	1	3	2	2	0	.275/.312/.425	89.6	.321	.298
Ben MalgeriLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.263/.377/.456	85.4	-	-
Max ClarkCF	5	0	2	1	0	1	.270/.324/.413	95.7	.496	.465
Javier BáezSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.261/.291/.358	107.8	.116	.110
Bench
Colt Keith1B	3	2	1	0	1	0	.269/.323/.422	103.1	.391	.381
Brett CallahanLF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.333/.333/.667
Totals	40	8	14	8	7	8	-	-	-	-

HR:McGonigle (2nd off Mlodzinski, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:McKinstry

TB:18

RBI:Callahan 2; McKinstry; Lee 2; McGonigle 2; Clark

GIDP:McGonigle

Team LOB:13

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jacob GonzalezSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.231/.284/.391	102.6	.289

Pitching

Detroit Tigers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Framber ValdezW	5.2	5	5	4	4	5	91-52	88.6	4.35
Kyle Finnegan	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	27-17	90.8	3.33
Drew SommersH	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	25-15	91.7	3.42
Kenley JansenS	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	8-7	92.3	3.74
Totals	9.0	6	5	4	5	11	151-91	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Finnegan 1-1; Sommers 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Valdez 91-52; Finnegan 27-17; Sommers 25-15; Jansen 8-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Valdez 7-5; Finnegan 1-1; Sommers 2-0; Jansen 1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carmen MlodzinskiL	3.0	8	4	4	1	3	1	59-42	90.4	4.03

Game Notes

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T1Replay review: Henry Davis challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Kevin McGonigle called out on strikes.

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B3Replay review: Esmerlyn Valdez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Esmerlyn Valdez called out on strikes.

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B5Replay review: Pirates challenged (force play), call on the field was overturned: Jared Triolo lines out to shortstop Javier Báez.

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T8Replay review: Henry Davis challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Max Clark called out on strikes.

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B8Replay review: Tigers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jake Mangum grounds out, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to pitcher Drew Sommers.

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B9Replay review: Dillon Dingler challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Esmerlyn Valdez called out on strikes.

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T6Wild pitch by Yohan Ramírez

Top 1 • DET

2-0

Hao-Yu Lee singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Colt Keith scores. Zach McKinstry to 2nd.

EV: 89.5 mph80 ftLA: 3°

1-0

Zach McKinstry singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Gleyber Torres scores. Colt Keith to 3rd.

EV: 89.5 mph248 ftLA: 18°

Top 2 • DET

4-0

Kevin McGonigle homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. Gleyber Torres scores.

EV: 104.6 mph💣 405 ftLA: 26°

Top 5 • DET

5-0

Max Clark singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Brett Callahan to 3rd. Max Clark to 2nd.

EV: 95.7 mph254 ftLA: 14°

Bot 5 • PIT

5-1

Henry Davis grounds into a force out, shortstop Javier Báez to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Jake Mangum scores. Nick Yorke out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee.

EV: 91.5 mph26 ftLA: -3°

Top 6 • DET

8-1

Brett Callahan singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum. Colt Keith scores. Zach McKinstry scores. Hao-Yu Lee to 2nd.

EV: 96.2 mph270 ftLA: 15°

6-1

Hao-Yu Lee walks. Kevin McGonigle scores. Colt Keith to 3rd. Zach McKinstry to 2nd.

Bot 6 • PIT

8-4

Nick Yorke doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Nick Gonzales scores. Rafael Flores Jr. scores. Jake Mangum scores.

EV: 111.0 mph276 ftLA: 14°

8-5

Henry Davis singles on a line drive to center fielder Max Clark. Nick Yorke scores.

EV: 95.1 mph167 ftLA: 10°

WP:Ramírez

HBP:Báez (by Doval)

Pitches-strikes:Mlodzinski 59-42; Mattson 41-24; Ramírez 44-27; Yates 8-5; Soto 15-11; Doval 12-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Mlodzinski 4-2; Mattson 2-3; Ramírez 2-1; Yates 0-2; Soto 0-0; Doval 1-1

Bench
Jared TrioloSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.240/.316/.311	103.4	.365	.336
Carmen MlodzinskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Isaac MattsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yohan RamírezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kirby YatesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gregory SotoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Camilo DovalP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-