Detroit Tigers at San Francisco Giants: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
The Story
The Detroit Tigers defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-1 in ten innings at Oracle Park on August 9, 2026, completing a comeback that hinged almost entirely on extra-inning execution. The DiamondIQ model opened the game with San Francisco holding a 46 percent home win probability, a figure that had eroded to zero by the final out. Detroit scratched across the game's first run in the sixth inning, San Francisco answered in the seventh, and the game remained deadlocked until the Tigers broke it open with two runs in the tenth. The final line showed both clubs collecting six hits apiece, each committing one error.
The decisive moment of the night came in the top of the tenth when Hao-Yu Lee singled off Sam Hentges, a swing that shifted win probability by 36.5 percent in Detroit's favor and stood as the single largest play of the game by that measure. The Giants had their best opportunity to alter the outcome in the bottom of the eighth, when Rafael Devers grounded into a double play off Drew Sommers, a sequence that swung win probability 25.0 percent against San Francisco and effectively ended their most threatening possession. Drew Gilbert's fielder's choice in the seventh had given the Giants a 17.1 percent boost, and both Bryce Eldridge's strikeout in the tenth against Tyler Holton and Drew Cavanaugh's strikeout in the ninth against Kenley Jansen each added over 14 percent to Detroit's probability of closing the game out.
Among position players, Hao-Yu Lee led all batters with a 36.5 percent WPA and a RE24 of plus 1.4, while Willy Adames contributed 13.6 percent WPA and plus 1.1 RE24. On the mound, Logan Webb was the most impactful arm of the night at plus 33.6 percent WPA despite pitching for the losing side, followed by Troy Melton at plus 21.3 percent and Drew Sommers at plus 15.0 percent. The DiamondIQ model's estimate gave San Francisco no path to victory by the final out, a reflection of how thoroughly Detroit's late-inning execution dismantled what had been a closely contested game through nine frames.