The Detroit Tigers beat the Athletics 4-1 on Jul 9, 2026 at Comerica Park.
Final · Comerica Park
Top performers
- Jack Perkins pitched 3.0 innings for the Athletics, allowing 3 earned runs with 2 strikeouts.
- Zach McKinstry went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Tigers.
- Framber Valdez pitched 7.0 innings for the Tigers, allowing 1 earned run 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Heim | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Kurtz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacob Wilson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Bolte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Colby Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shea Langeliers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alika Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff McNeil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Soderstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Gelof | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Perkins | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Luis Medina | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Suarez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hogan Harris | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Leiter Jr. | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Riley Greene | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zach McKinstry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Spencer Torkelson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McGonigle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hao-Yu Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Outman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eduardo Valencia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Rogers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kerry Carpenter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 30 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kenley Jansen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Before and after
- Athletics · 2026 season · Previous Jul 8, 2026: ATH 1, DET 6 · Next Jul 10, 2026: ATH 1, CHW 14
- Tigers · 2026 season · Previous Jul 8, 2026: ATH 1, DET 6 · Next Jul 10, 2026: PHI 2, DET 10