DETROIT, MICHIGAN — Nationals 3, Tigers 1 on Tuesday night at Comerica Park, per MLB gameday Final on Sep. 22, 2026. Washington answered Monday’s 9-2 loss in Detroit.
CJ Abrams decided it with two home runs. He led off the scoring with a solo shot in the second. Detroit tied it in the sixth before Abrams’ two-run homer in the seventh — scoring Dylan Crews ahead of him — put Washington ahead for good. Jackson Kent earned the win with four innings of one-run relief after Riley Cornelio’s start; Drew Anderson took the loss, and Erik Tolman recorded the save.
For Mid-Shore Nationals listeners, Abrams’ second- and seventh-inning homers (32 and 33) flipped a series night that opened with a blowout the other way.
Final from Comerica: Washington 3, Detroit 1.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: MLB.com
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