MLB

Detroit Tigers at Washington Nationals

· Doubleheader - Game 1 - Makeup from July 1
Detroit Tigers
54-32, 24-18 Away
Final
11 - 2
Washington Nationals
35-50, 16-25 Home

Nathaniel Lowe's 3-run triple helps Nationals past AL-leading Tigers 9-4 for a doubleheader split

Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Nationals: Game Highlights

Josh Bell had three RBI for Washington, which won at home for only the second time in 11 games since June 7.

Jahmai Jones drove in two for AL-leading Detroit. The Tigers had won three in a row, including an 11-2 victory in the first game as Riley Greene hit two homers and tied a career high with six RBI.

Detroit had retired 13 consecutive Nationals when Tommy Kahnle (0-1) entered in the eighth. With the Tigers leading 4-3, he gave up two singles and a walk before Lowe pulled one down the right-field line to clear the bases. Lowe scored on Bell’s double to left-center, which ended Kahnle’s outing.

The Nationals scored twice more when Paul DeJong greeted reliever Brenan Hanifee with an RBI single and came around on Jacob Young’s one-out grounder.

Cole Henry (1-1) pitched a scoreless eighth for his first major league victory.

Lowe and Bell had RBI singles in the first inning against Jack Flaherty, and Bell added another run-scoring hit in the third.

Flaherty allowed three runs in five innings while striking out nine, including the last seven Nationals he faced.

Spencer Torkelson hit a run-scoring double in the fourth for Detroit and pinch-hitter Colt Keith added an RBI double in the sixth. Jones’ two-run double in the seventh gave the Tigers the lead.

Washington starter MacKenzie Gore allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings while striking out a season-low two.

Key moment Lowe’s triple was the big hit in Washington’s six-run eighth inning.

Key stat Washington was 7 for 11 with runners in scoring position.

Up next Detroit LHP Dietrich Enns (1-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second start while Washington counters with RHP Jake Irvin (6-3, 4.73) in Thursday’s series finale.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Lile grounded out to second.
9th Inning Call grounded out to shortstop, Rosario to third.
9th Inning DeJong grounded out to shortstop, Rosario to second.
9th Inning Rosario walked.
9th Inning Sweeney lined out to left.
9th Inning Rogers struck out looking.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 13
11 Strikeouts 8
11 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
15 Hits 9
0 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
11 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
41 At Bats 36
4 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
20 Runners Left On Base 21
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 0
22 Fly Balls 15
0 Caught Stealing 0
199 Pitches 154
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
29 Total Bases 9
45 Plate Appearances 42
648.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
6 Extra Base Hits 0
10.8 Runs Created 4.0
.366 Batting Average .250
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.707 Slugging Percentage .250
.415 Secondary Average .167
.400 On Base Percentage .357
1.107 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .607
0.4 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
10.8 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.0
75.0 Batter Rating 17.0
10.3 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.42 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.67
.341 Isolated Power .000
0.27 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.75
.067 Walks Per Plate Appearance .143
.049 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.083
22.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.7 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.3
116.8 MLB Rating 73.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 13,994 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 54 34 .614 - L2
Minnesota 41 46 .471 12.5 L1
Cleveland 40 45 .471 12.5 L7
Kansas City 41 47 .466 13 W1
Chicago 28 59 .322 25.5 L3

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 51 36 .586 - W1
New York 50 38 .568 1.5 W2
Miami 39 46 .459 11 W1
Atlanta 39 47 .453 11.5 L1
Washington 37 50 .425 14 W2
Full Standings