Colorado Rockies at Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap

The Detroit Tigers handled the Colorado Rockies with relative ease on September 13, 2026, at Comerica Park, rolling to an 8-1 victory behind a dominant offensive performance that was largely decided within the first two innings. The DiamondIQ model entered the game favoring Detroit at 64% and watched that probability climb steadily to 100% as the Tigers piled on early and never looked back.

The decisive stretch came in the bottom of the first and second innings, where Detroit did the bulk of its damage against Colorado starter Gabriel Hughes. Riley Greene got things started with a home run in the first that carried a win-probability swing of plus 4.3 percentage points. The second inning proved even more damaging, as John Peck delivered a single worth plus 7.1 points of win probability, the single largest swing of the game, followed closely by a Kevin McGonigle triple that added another 6.7 points. Even a Riley Greene groundout in that same frame contributed plus 4.8 points as runs continued to cross. Colorado had a brief opportunity to answer in the top of the first, but a TJ Rumfield flyout off Jackson Jobe swung things 4.7 points back in Detroit's favor, effectively capping any early Rockies threat.

Greene finished as the game's most impactful offensive performer with a combined WPA of plus 11.2 and an RE24 of plus 1.9, while Peck and McGonigle added plus 8.5 and plus 8.0 WPA respectively, with McGonigle posting a strong RE24 of plus 1.7. On the mound, Jackson Jobe led Detroit's pitching staff with a WPA of plus 6.6, keeping Colorado to one run on five hits across the contest. Detroit's 8-1 final was a reflection of how thoroughly the Tigers controlled both the run-expectancy environment and the game's key leverage moments.