The Detroit Tigers beat the Athletics 6-1 on Jul 8, 2026 at Comerica Park.
Final · Comerica Park
Top performers
- Carlos Cortes went 1-for-4 for the Athletics.
- Jeffrey Springs pitched 4.1 innings for the Athletics, allowing 6 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
- Spencer Torkelson went 1-for-3 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Tigers.
- Troy Melton pitched 5.1 innings for the Tigers, allowing 0 earned runs with 9 strikeouts.
Athletics box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Gelof | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlos Cortes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shea Langeliers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lawrence Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Bolte | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff McNeil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Soderstrom | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Kurtz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Springs | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Jose Suarez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mason Barnett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Sterner | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Vierling | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Malgeri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Riley Greene | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Torkelson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin McGonigle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Rogers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach McKinstry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jahmai Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colt Keith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hao-Yu Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dillon Dingler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Melton | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Keider Montero | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Beau Brieske | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Holton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Before and after
- Athletics · 2026 season · Previous Jul 7, 2026: ATH 2, DET 6 · Next Jul 9, 2026: ATH 1, DET 4
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