Game Report - July 9, 2026 - Tigers 4, Athletics 1
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> Detroit Tigers 4, Athletics 1 - final
The Tigers beat the Athletics again, to complete another sweep.
The Tigers started off the scoring with a solo home run by Jake Rogers in the bottom of the third.
In the top of the fifth, Jacob Wilson singled, went to second base when Lawrence Butler was hit by a pitch, went to third on a fly out, and scored as the Tigers turned a grounder by Henry Bolte into a force out of Mr. Butler at second base.
In the bottom of the fifth, Kerry Carpenter walked, and Zach McKinstry homered, to give the Tigers the lead again.
In the bottom of the seventh, Eduardo Valencia hit a lead-off home run.
The Tigers have won five games in a row, and nine of their last ten games. Now, they will host the Phillies this weekend, before heading to the All-Star break.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 .398 .420
Singled to right in the seventh.
> M. Vierling RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .199 .250 .333
Singled up the middle in the sixth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .312 .415
nothing.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 .376 .464
In the KIITI club, with two strikeouts.
> H. Lee 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 .281 .384
Singled up the middle in the eighth.
> K. Carpenter DH 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .227 .304 .470
Walked in the fifth and scored.
In the KIITI club.
> E. Valencia PH-DH 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000
Homered to centre in the seventh.
Was hit by a pitch in the eighth.
> Z. McKinstry SS 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .202 .285 .308
Homered to right-centre in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Carpenter.
He also struck out twice.
> J. Rogers C 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 .171 .263 .329
Homered to left in the third.
Walked in the fifth.
Walked again in the seventh.
> J. Outman CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .153 .225 .280
In the KIITI club, with two strikeouts.
> team 30 4 6 4 3 3 9
Four runs were enough to win this game.
> HR: Rogers (3, 3rd inning off Perkins 0 on, 1 Out);
> McKinstry (4, 5th inning off Perkins 1 on, 1 Out);
> Valencia (1, 7th inning off Harris 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: McKinstry 2 (18), Rogers (9), Valencia (1)
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 0-2 (McKinstry 0-1, Vierling 0-1)
> DP: 1 (McGonigle-Lee-Torkelson)
> Athletics AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Kuroda-Grauer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .441 .457 .529
Contained.
> N. Kurtz DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 .405 .497
Collared.
> S. Langeliers C 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263 .331 .487
> J. Heim 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 .304 .480
> J. Wilson SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .272 .307 .376
> Z. Gelof LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .327 .476
> L. Butler RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199 .294 .303
Curtailed.
> C. Thomas RF-LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .247 .376
Cornered.
> T. Soderstrom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .344 .461
> H. Bolte CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .354 .363
Corralled.
> A. Williams 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .305 .443
Crooned "Moon River."
Six Athletics hitters were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> J. McNeil PH-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .295 .308
> team 31 1 5 1 0 1 11
Not enough to win.
No XBHs.
> RBI: Bolte (16)
> GIDP: Kuroda-Grauer
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 0-5 (Thomas 0-1, Soderstrom 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Butler 0-1, Bolte 0-1)
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> Athletics (41-52, 22-24 away) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
> Detroit Tigers (43-50, 26-21 home) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 x - 4 6 0
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
The Tigers have swept two of their last three series.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez (W, 5-6) 7.0 3 1 1 0 9 0 87-59 4.10
A quality start, and the win.
> K. Finnegan (H, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10-7 2.13
> K. Jansen (S, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19-11 4.76
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 5 1 1 1 11 0 116-77
> HBP: Langeliers (by Valdez); Butler (by Valdez)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Valdez 17/26;
> Finnegan 2/3; Jansen 2/5
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Valdez-11-18-15-14;
> Finnegan-2-3-0-2; Jansen-2-1-5-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Valdez 9-3;
> Finnegan 1-0; Jansen 0-2
> Game Scores: F Valdez 76
> Athletics IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Suarez 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16-12 4.44
A good opening.
> J. Perkins (L, 2-5) 3.0 2 3 3 2 2 2 67-38 6.87
Not what the Athletics were hoping for.
He can join his Uncle Marlin at Wild Kingdom.
> L. Medina 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16-12 3.70
Did his job.
> H. Harris 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 27-14 3.51
Another problem.
> M. Leiter Jr. 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19-11 4.55
Did his job.
> team 8.0 6 4 4 3 9 3 145-87
> HBP: Valencia (by Leiter Jr.)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Leiter Jr. 4/5; Medina 6/6;
> Suarez 4/4; Harris 2/6; Perkins 8/13
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Leiter Jr.-4-3-2-2; Medina-4-2-1-5;
> Suarez-4-2-4-2; Harris-3-3-5-3; Perkins-9-5-15-7
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Leiter Jr. 1-0; Medina 2-2;
> Suarez 0-2; Harris 0-1; Perkins 2-5
> Game Scores: J Suarez 56
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 20,699
> Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 7 m.p.h. out to left.
> Time of Game: 2:26
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Valencia homers in 1st career plate appearance in the Tigers' 4-1 victory over the A's
By AP
Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 10:20 pm
DETROIT -- — Eduardo Valencia became the 10th Detroit player to homer in his first career plate appearance, Framber Valdez pitched seven innings and the Tigers beat the Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night for a series sweep.
Valencia entered as a pinch-hitter in the seventh against Hogan Harris and sent a 425-foot shot to center to cap the scoring and help the Tigers seal their third straight series victory. The 26-year-old Venezuelan catcher was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Thursday with fellow catcher Dillon Dingler recovering from a right hand contusion.
Valdez (5-6) had a season-high nine strikeouts, while allowing one run on three hits. Kyle Finnegan worked the eighth, and Kenley Jansen the ninth for his 11th save.
Detroit has won five in a row and is 21-12 since June 1. The Tigers have climbed within 4 1/2 games of first place in the AL Central.
Jake Rogers and Zach McKinstry also homered for Detroit.
Rogers hit his third homer of the year, and second in two games, to left in the third to make it 1-0. McKinstry had a two-run shot to left in the fifth.
Jack Perkins (2-5) allowed three runs on two hits in three inning for the Athletics.
Henry Bolte drove in the Athletics' only run in the fifth on a groundout. The Athletics' Zack Gelof left the game in the third after injuring his knee crashing into the outfield wall.
Up next
Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (2-8. 4.60 ERA) was set to start Friday night at home against Philadelphia and RHP Aaron Nola (3-6, 5.87). The Athletics had not announced a starter for their game Friday night in Chicago opposite White Sox RHP Sean Burke (5-4, 3.56).
The Tigers beat the Athletics again, to complete another sweep.
The Tigers started off the scoring with a solo home run by Jake Rogers in the bottom of the third.
In the top of the fifth, Jacob Wilson singled, went to second base when Lawrence Butler was hit by a pitch, went to third on a fly out, and scored as the Tigers turned a grounder by Henry Bolte into a force out of Mr. Butler at second base.
In the bottom of the fifth, Kerry Carpenter walked, and Zach McKinstry homered, to give the Tigers the lead again.
In the bottom of the seventh, Eduardo Valencia hit a lead-off home run.
The Tigers have won five games in a row, and nine of their last ten games. Now, they will host the Phillies this weekend, before heading to the All-Star break.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 .398 .420
Singled to right in the seventh.
> M. Vierling RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .199 .250 .333
Singled up the middle in the sixth.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .312 .415
nothing.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289 .376 .464
In the KIITI club, with two strikeouts.
> H. Lee 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 .281 .384
Singled up the middle in the eighth.
> K. Carpenter DH 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .227 .304 .470
Walked in the fifth and scored.
In the KIITI club.
> E. Valencia PH-DH 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000
Homered to centre in the seventh.
Was hit by a pitch in the eighth.
> Z. McKinstry SS 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .202 .285 .308
Homered to right-centre in the fifth
to drive in Mr. Carpenter.
He also struck out twice.
> J. Rogers C 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 .171 .263 .329
Homered to left in the third.
Walked in the fifth.
Walked again in the seventh.
> J. Outman CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .153 .225 .280
In the KIITI club, with two strikeouts.
> team 30 4 6 4 3 3 9
Four runs were enough to win this game.
> HR: Rogers (3, 3rd inning off Perkins 0 on, 1 Out);
> McKinstry (4, 5th inning off Perkins 1 on, 1 Out);
> Valencia (1, 7th inning off Harris 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: McKinstry 2 (18), Rogers (9), Valencia (1)
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 0-2 (McKinstry 0-1, Vierling 0-1)
> DP: 1 (McGonigle-Lee-Torkelson)
> Athletics AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Kuroda-Grauer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .441 .457 .529
Contained.
> N. Kurtz DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 .405 .497
Collared.
> S. Langeliers C 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263 .331 .487
> J. Heim 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 .304 .480
> J. Wilson SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .272 .307 .376
> Z. Gelof LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .327 .476
> L. Butler RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199 .294 .303
Curtailed.
> C. Thomas RF-LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .247 .376
Cornered.
> T. Soderstrom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .344 .461
> H. Bolte CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .354 .363
Corralled.
> A. Williams 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .305 .443
Crooned "Moon River."
Six Athletics hitters were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> J. McNeil PH-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .295 .308
> team 31 1 5 1 0 1 11
Not enough to win.
No XBHs.
> RBI: Bolte (16)
> GIDP: Kuroda-Grauer
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 0-5 (Thomas 0-1, Soderstrom 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Butler 0-1, Bolte 0-1)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Athletics (41-52, 22-24 away) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
> Detroit Tigers (43-50, 26-21 home) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 x - 4 6 0
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
The Tigers have swept two of their last three series.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez (W, 5-6) 7.0 3 1 1 0 9 0 87-59 4.10
A quality start, and the win.
> K. Finnegan (H, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10-7 2.13
> K. Jansen (S, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19-11 4.76
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 5 1 1 1 11 0 116-77
> HBP: Langeliers (by Valdez); Butler (by Valdez)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Valdez 17/26;
> Finnegan 2/3; Jansen 2/5
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Valdez-11-18-15-14;
> Finnegan-2-3-0-2; Jansen-2-1-5-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Valdez 9-3;
> Finnegan 1-0; Jansen 0-2
> Game Scores: F Valdez 76
> Athletics IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Suarez 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16-12 4.44
A good opening.
> J. Perkins (L, 2-5) 3.0 2 3 3 2 2 2 67-38 6.87
Not what the Athletics were hoping for.
He can join his Uncle Marlin at Wild Kingdom.
> L. Medina 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16-12 3.70
Did his job.
> H. Harris 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 27-14 3.51
Another problem.
> M. Leiter Jr. 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19-11 4.55
Did his job.
> team 8.0 6 4 4 3 9 3 145-87
> HBP: Valencia (by Leiter Jr.)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Leiter Jr. 4/5; Medina 6/6;
> Suarez 4/4; Harris 2/6; Perkins 8/13
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Leiter Jr.-4-3-2-2; Medina-4-2-1-5;
> Suarez-4-2-4-2; Harris-3-3-5-3; Perkins-9-5-15-7
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Leiter Jr. 1-0; Medina 2-2;
> Suarez 0-2; Harris 0-1; Perkins 2-5
> Game Scores: J Suarez 56
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 20,699
> Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 7 m.p.h. out to left.
> Time of Game: 2:26
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Valencia homers in 1st career plate appearance in the Tigers' 4-1 victory over the A's
By AP
Updated: Jul 9, 2026, 10:20 pm
DETROIT -- — Eduardo Valencia became the 10th Detroit player to homer in his first career plate appearance, Framber Valdez pitched seven innings and the Tigers beat the Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night for a series sweep.
Valencia entered as a pinch-hitter in the seventh against Hogan Harris and sent a 425-foot shot to center to cap the scoring and help the Tigers seal their third straight series victory. The 26-year-old Venezuelan catcher was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Thursday with fellow catcher Dillon Dingler recovering from a right hand contusion.
Valdez (5-6) had a season-high nine strikeouts, while allowing one run on three hits. Kyle Finnegan worked the eighth, and Kenley Jansen the ninth for his 11th save.
Detroit has won five in a row and is 21-12 since June 1. The Tigers have climbed within 4 1/2 games of first place in the AL Central.
Jake Rogers and Zach McKinstry also homered for Detroit.
Rogers hit his third homer of the year, and second in two games, to left in the third to make it 1-0. McKinstry had a two-run shot to left in the fifth.
Jack Perkins (2-5) allowed three runs on two hits in three inning for the Athletics.
Henry Bolte drove in the Athletics' only run in the fifth on a groundout. The Athletics' Zack Gelof left the game in the third after injuring his knee crashing into the outfield wall.
Up next
Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (2-8. 4.60 ERA) was set to start Friday night at home against Philadelphia and RHP Aaron Nola (3-6, 5.87). The Athletics had not announced a starter for their game Friday night in Chicago opposite White Sox RHP Sean Burke (5-4, 3.56).
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