Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates took down the Detroit Tigers 4-2 at Comerica Park on September 27, 2026, building an early lead and holding off a late Detroit rally to secure the road victory. Pittsburgh struck first in the opening inning and added another run in the second, then delivered a decisive two-run burst in the fourth that proved to be the margin of victory. Konnor Griffin's single off Beau Brieske in the fourth, shifting win probability by 8.2 percentage points, set the table, and Billy Cook followed with a double worth 7.7 points of win probability to extend the Pirates' advantage to four runs. Detroit's only response came in the seventh, when a pair of home runs briefly cut the deficit to two, but Pittsburgh's pitching staff denied any further damage.

The DiamondIQ model opened the game with Detroit holding a 50 percent home win probability, and that figure fell to zero by the final out, a reflection of how thoroughly Pittsburgh controlled the contest. Eduardo Valencia was the single most impactful player on either side, accumulating a combined WPA of plus-21.9 percentage points. His home run off Antwone Kelly in the seventh added 10.9 points of win probability, and his strikeout to end the game in the ninth, against Mason Montgomery, contributed another 14.4 points. Kevin McGonigle also went deep in the seventh off Kelly, adding 7.4 points of win probability and posting the game's highest RE24 among position players at plus-1.0. On the mound, Jared Jones led all pitchers with a WPA of plus-22.2 percentage points, followed by Lake Bachar at plus-17.8, as the Pirates' pitching corps held Detroit to just three hits across nine innings.