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Detroit Tigers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2026-08-18 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 20222 · 79°F, Clear · Wind 5 mph, Out To LF · 2:02

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Detroit Tigers 4–1. Detroit Tigers opened the scoring in the 5th — Brett Callahan homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 5th — Oneil Cruz homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Esmerlyn Valdez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Oneil Cruz homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Esmerlyn Valdez scores — worth 24% in win probability.

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Line score

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Gleyber Torres 2B	4	0	1	0	0
Kevin McGonigle 3B	4	0	1	0	0
Dillon Dingler PH	1	0	0	0	1
Colt Keith DH	3	0	1	0	0
Eduardo Valencia C	4	0	0	0	2
Zach McKinstry RF	3	0	0	0	1
Hao-Yu Lee PH	1	0	0	0	0
Spencer Torkelson 1B	3	0	0	0	2
Brett Callahan LF	3	1	2	1	0
Max Clark CF	3	0	0	0	0
Javier Baez SS	3	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Spencer Horwitz 1B	3	0	1	1	0	1
Brandon Lowe 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Reynolds DH	4	0	1	1	0	0
Esmerlyn Valdez RF	3	1	0	0	1	1
Billy Cook LF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oneil Cruz CF	3	1	1	2	0	2
Jake Mangum RF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rafael Flores Jr. C	3	1	1	0	0	1
Jacob Gonzalez SS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jared Triolo 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Ty Madden	2.0	1	1	1	0	2
Keider Montero	5.0	4	3	3	1	3
Enmanuel De Jesus	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching