Major League Baseball

FINAL Friday, September 25, 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates 7
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Detroit Tigers 8
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Match Report

Torkelson narrowly misses cycle as Tigers hang on to beat Pirates, 8-7

— Spencer Torkelson finished a single short of the cycle, Jackson Jobe allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Friday night after nearly wasting a six-run lead.

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Top Performers

PIT

  • Konnor Griffin · ·
  • Brandon Lowe · ·
  • Bryan Reynolds · ·
  • Oneil Cruz · ·

DET

  • Max Clark · ·
  • Hao-Yu Lee · ·
  • Kevin McGonigle · ·
  • Eduardo Valencia · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Lowe struck out looking.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball 1
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  7. · 9th Inning Kenley Jansen pitches to Brandon Lowe
  8. · 9th Inning

Head to Head

DET wins series 2-1

Injuries

Detroit Tigers

  • Reese Olson 60-Day-IL
  • Kerry Carpenter 60-Day-IL
  • Burch Smith 60-Day-IL
  • Parker Meadows 60-Day-IL
  • Wenceel Perez 60-Day-IL

Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Mitch Keller 60-Day-IL
  • Endy Rodriguez 60-Day-IL

Lineups

DET

  1. 15Max ClarkCF
  2. 50Hao-Yu Lee2B
  3. 7Kevin McGonigle3B
  4. 32Eduardo ValenciaDH
  5. 31Riley GreeneLF
  6. 13Dillon DinglerC
  7. 34Brett CallahanRF
  8. 20Spencer Torkelson1B
  9. 18John PeckSS

PIT

  1. 6Konnor GriffinSS
  2. 5Brandon Lowe2B
  3. 10Bryan ReynoldsLF
  4. 15Oneil CruzCF
  5. 3Nick Gonzales3B
  6. 29Ryan O'HearnDH
  7. 43Rafael Flores Jr.C
  8. 2Spencer Horwitz1B
  9. 28Jake MangumRF

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