Game Report - April 30, 2026 - Tigers 5, Braves 2
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Steve Bielawski
May 1, 2026, 12:27:23 AM (7 days ago) May 1
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> Detroit Tigers 5, Atlanta Braves 2 - final
The Braves got to Framber Valdez a bit iun the early going, though he settled down rather quickly. The Tigers did their scoring later in the game, and they scored enough to win.
In the bottom of the second, Mauricio Dubon was hit by a pitch, went to second on a single by Kyle Farmer, and scored on a single by Eli WHite.
In the bottom of the third, Ozzie Albies doubled, went to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by Mauricio Dubon.
The Tigers finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth, when Riley Greene walked, went to second on a single by Spencer Torkelson, and scored on a two-out single by Matt Vierling.
In the top of the eighth, Kerry Carpenter tripled, Matt Vierling doubled to drive in Mr. Carpenter, Hao-Yu Lee walked, Kevin McGonigle walked to load the bases, and Gleyber Torres hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Vierling.
In the top of the ninth, Wenceel Perez walked, Matt Vierling singled, Mr. Perez scored on a fielding error by Mike Yastrzemski, Hao-Yu Lee walked, and Dillon Dingler doubled to drive in Mr. Vierling.
The Tigers now return home to face the Rangers this weekend. Jack Flaherty will start the first game of the series.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 .328 .426 .509
Walked in the third.
Walked again in the seventh.
Walked once more in the eighth.
> G. Torres 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .255 .387 .327
Singled to left in the third.
Singled to right in the fifth.
Singled to right in the seventh.
Hit a sacrifice fly to centre in the eighth
to drive in Mr. Vierling.
> C. Keith DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .326 .354 .402
Singled to right in the first.
Hit an infield single in the seventh.
> J. Jones PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .216 .389
> R. Greene LF 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 .283 .391 .460
Walked in the first.
Walked in the sixth and scored.
He also struck out three times.
> S. Torkelson 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .228 .350 .436
Singled to left in the fourth.
Singled to left in the sixth.
> K. Carpenter RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .224 .313 .506
Tripled to left in the eighth and scored.
> W. Perez PH-RF 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .130 .200 .283
Walked in the ninth and scored.
> M. Vierling CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .226 .286 .371
Singled to right in the sixth
to drive in Mr. Greene.
Doubled to left in the eighth
to drive in Mr. Carpenter;
he would soon score as well.
Singled to left in the ninth
as Mr. Perez scored;
he would soon score as well.
> H. Lee 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208 .296 .417
Walked in the eighth.
Walked again in the ninth.
> J. Rogers C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .176 .200
In the KIITI club.
> D. Dingler PH-C 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .247 .327 .473
Doubled to left in the ninth
to drive in Mr. Vierling.
> team 36 5 12 4 0 8 10
Enough runs to win this ballgame.
> 2B: Vierling (6, Payamps); Dingler (6, J. Suarez)
> 3B: Carpenter (2, Payamps)
> RBI: Torres (10), Vierling 2 (11), Dingler (20)
> 2-Out RBI: Dingler; Vierling.
> SF: Torres
> Team LOB: 13
> Team RISP: 4-15 (Jones 0-1, Vierling 2-3, Greene 0-2, Carpenter 0-1,
> Dingler 1-2, Torkelson 0-2, Keith 1-2, Lee 0-2)
> Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> R. Acuna Jr. RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 .352 .372
> D. Baldwin C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .308 .384 .500
> O. Albies 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .323 .368 .540
> M. Olson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .371 .616
Contained.
> A. Riley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .190 .274 .314
Cornered.
> M. Dubon LF-SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 .325 .422
> K. Farmer DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .308 .417
> M. Harris II PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .352 .535
> J. Mateo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .313 .400
Curtailed.
Three Braves were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> M. Yastrzemski PH-LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 .280 .275
> E. White CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .195 .209 .366
> D. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 .371 .554
> team 35 2 8 2 0 1 11
Plenty of hits, but only two runs.
> 2B: Albies (6, Valdez); Acuña Jr. (8, Anderson)
> RBI: Dubón (15), White (7)
> 2Out RBI: Dubón.
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 2-11 (Olson 0-2, Albies 0-1, Mateo 0-1, Riley 0-2,
> Dubón 1-1, Acuña Jr. 0-2, White 1-1, Baldwin 0-1)
> E: Yastrzemski (2, fielding)
> Assists: Acuña Jr. (Torres at 2nd base); Yastrzemski (Lee, H at home).
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> Detroit Tigers (16-16, 6-14 road) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 - 5 12 0
> Atlanta Braves (22-10, 12-6 home) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
A much happier ending than either of the previous two games.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez 6.0 6 2 2 0 8 0 99-67 3.35
A quality start, and a no-decision
> D. Anderson (W, 1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 31-18 5.82
Did his job and got the win.
> K. Finnegan (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17-10 0.57
Did his job and got the save.
> team 9.0 8 2 2 1 11 0 147-95
> WP: Valdez
> IBB: Baldwin (by Anderson)
> HBP: Dubón (by Valdez)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Valdez 14/25;
> Anderson 5/8; Finnegan 4/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Valdez-9-21-21-15;
> Anderson-6-6-1-5; Finnegan-4-1-2-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Valdez 5-5;
> Anderson 3-1; Finnegan 0-2
> Game Scores: F Valdez 60
> Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> B. Elder 6.0 6 1 1 3 5 0 90-56 1.88
A quality start, but no decision.
> T. Kinley (H, 5) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 27-18 1.29
Did his job, if imperfectly.
> J. Payamps (L, 0-2, B, 1) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 17-9 8.22
> A. Bummer 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12-6 4.35
> J. Suarez 1.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 31-17 6.61
These three were the problem, to some degree.
> team 9.0 12 5 5 8 10 0 177-106
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Kinley 4/6; Bummer 1/3;
> Payamps 2/4; J. Suarez 3/6; Elder 15/26
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Kinley-4-1-9-3; Bummer-1-1-3-1;
> Payamps-3-1-3-2; J. Suarez-4-4-7-2; Elder-12-9-17-17
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Kinley 0-2; Bummer 0-1; Elder 3-9
> Game Scores: B Elder 58
> Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia
> Attendance: 32,620
> Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy
> Wind: 9 m.p.h., right to left
> Time of Game: 2:50
This game report is brought to you by the Coca-Cola Company.
"Now you're in real trouble. You'll have to answer to the Coca-Cola Company."
--Major "Bat" Guano to Group Marshall Mandrake
in _Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb_.
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Torres has 3 hits and go-ahead sacrifice fly as Tigers rally to beat Braves 5-2 and avoid sweep
By AP
Apr 30, 2026, 03:19 pm
ATLANTA -- — Gleyber Torres had three hits and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
With Atlanta leading 2-1, Kerry Carpenter tripled off Joel Payamps (0-2) starting the eighth. Matt Vierling's double tied the game and Payamps walked Hao-Yu Lee. Aaron Bummer relieved and walked Kevin McGonigle, and Torres' fly ball drove in Vierling for a 3-2 lead.
Detroit, which got back to .500 at 16-16, added two run in the ninth.
José Suarez walked pinch-hitter Wenceel Pérez, who scored when left fielder Mike Yastrzemski bobbled Vierling's third hit for an error. After Suarez walked Hao-Yu Lee, Dillon Dingler's double to drove in Vierling as Lee was thrown out at the plate on shortstop Mauricio Dubón's relay to Drake Baldwin.
Eli White and Dubón singled in runs off left-hander Framber Valdez for a 2-0 lead. The Braves clinched the series on Wednesday night when Matt Olson's two-run homer off Kenley Jansen in the ninth provided a 4-3 win.
Drew Anderson (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings. One day after Jansen's third blown save in nine chances, right-hander Kyle Finnegan pitched the ninth for his first save.
Riley Greene, who reached on his second walk, scored on Vierling's single off Bryce Elder in the sixth for Detroit's first run. Elder allowed one run, six hits and three walks in six innings.
Torres singled to right field in the fifth but was thrown out at second base by Ronald Acuña Jr.
Up next
Tigers: RHP Jack Flaherty (0-2, 5.33 ERA) starts a series opener Friday against visiting Texas and LHP MacKenzie Gore (2-2, 4.35).
Braves: RHP Grant Holmes (2-1, 3.62) starts Friday at Colorado, which sends LHP Jose Quintana (1-2, 4.91) to the mound.
The Braves got to Framber Valdez a bit iun the early going, though he settled down rather quickly. The Tigers did their scoring later in the game, and they scored enough to win.
In the bottom of the second, Mauricio Dubon was hit by a pitch, went to second on a single by Kyle Farmer, and scored on a single by Eli WHite.
In the bottom of the third, Ozzie Albies doubled, went to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a single by Mauricio Dubon.
The Tigers finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth, when Riley Greene walked, went to second on a single by Spencer Torkelson, and scored on a two-out single by Matt Vierling.
In the top of the eighth, Kerry Carpenter tripled, Matt Vierling doubled to drive in Mr. Carpenter, Hao-Yu Lee walked, Kevin McGonigle walked to load the bases, and Gleyber Torres hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Vierling.
In the top of the ninth, Wenceel Perez walked, Matt Vierling singled, Mr. Perez scored on a fielding error by Mike Yastrzemski, Hao-Yu Lee walked, and Dillon Dingler doubled to drive in Mr. Vierling.
The Tigers now return home to face the Rangers this weekend. Jack Flaherty will start the first game of the series.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 .328 .426 .509
Walked in the third.
Walked again in the seventh.
Walked once more in the eighth.
> G. Torres 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .255 .387 .327
Singled to left in the third.
Singled to right in the fifth.
Singled to right in the seventh.
Hit a sacrifice fly to centre in the eighth
to drive in Mr. Vierling.
> C. Keith DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .326 .354 .402
Singled to right in the first.
Hit an infield single in the seventh.
> J. Jones PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .216 .389
> R. Greene LF 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 .283 .391 .460
Walked in the first.
Walked in the sixth and scored.
He also struck out three times.
> S. Torkelson 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .228 .350 .436
Singled to left in the fourth.
Singled to left in the sixth.
> K. Carpenter RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .224 .313 .506
Tripled to left in the eighth and scored.
> W. Perez PH-RF 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .130 .200 .283
Walked in the ninth and scored.
> M. Vierling CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .226 .286 .371
Singled to right in the sixth
to drive in Mr. Greene.
Doubled to left in the eighth
to drive in Mr. Carpenter;
he would soon score as well.
Singled to left in the ninth
as Mr. Perez scored;
he would soon score as well.
> H. Lee 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208 .296 .417
Walked in the eighth.
Walked again in the ninth.
> J. Rogers C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .176 .200
In the KIITI club.
> D. Dingler PH-C 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .247 .327 .473
Doubled to left in the ninth
to drive in Mr. Vierling.
> team 36 5 12 4 0 8 10
Enough runs to win this ballgame.
> 2B: Vierling (6, Payamps); Dingler (6, J. Suarez)
> 3B: Carpenter (2, Payamps)
> RBI: Torres (10), Vierling 2 (11), Dingler (20)
> 2-Out RBI: Dingler; Vierling.
> SF: Torres
> Team LOB: 13
> Team RISP: 4-15 (Jones 0-1, Vierling 2-3, Greene 0-2, Carpenter 0-1,
> Dingler 1-2, Torkelson 0-2, Keith 1-2, Lee 0-2)
> Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> R. Acuna Jr. RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 .352 .372
> D. Baldwin C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .308 .384 .500
> O. Albies 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .323 .368 .540
> M. Olson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .371 .616
Contained.
> A. Riley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .190 .274 .314
Cornered.
> M. Dubon LF-SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 .325 .422
> K. Farmer DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .308 .417
> M. Harris II PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .352 .535
> J. Mateo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .313 .400
Curtailed.
Three Braves were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> M. Yastrzemski PH-LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 .280 .275
> E. White CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .195 .209 .366
> D. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 .371 .554
> team 35 2 8 2 0 1 11
Plenty of hits, but only two runs.
> 2B: Albies (6, Valdez); Acuña Jr. (8, Anderson)
> RBI: Dubón (15), White (7)
> 2Out RBI: Dubón.
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP: 2-11 (Olson 0-2, Albies 0-1, Mateo 0-1, Riley 0-2,
> Dubón 1-1, Acuña Jr. 0-2, White 1-1, Baldwin 0-1)
> E: Yastrzemski (2, fielding)
> Assists: Acuña Jr. (Torres at 2nd base); Yastrzemski (Lee, H at home).
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> Detroit Tigers (16-16, 6-14 road) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 - 5 12 0
> Atlanta Braves (22-10, 12-6 home) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
A much happier ending than either of the previous two games.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez 6.0 6 2 2 0 8 0 99-67 3.35
A quality start, and a no-decision
> D. Anderson (W, 1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 31-18 5.82
Did his job and got the win.
> K. Finnegan (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17-10 0.57
Did his job and got the save.
> team 9.0 8 2 2 1 11 0 147-95
> WP: Valdez
> IBB: Baldwin (by Anderson)
> HBP: Dubón (by Valdez)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Valdez 14/25;
> Anderson 5/8; Finnegan 4/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Valdez-9-21-21-15;
> Anderson-6-6-1-5; Finnegan-4-1-2-3
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Valdez 5-5;
> Anderson 3-1; Finnegan 0-2
> Game Scores: F Valdez 60
> Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> B. Elder 6.0 6 1 1 3 5 0 90-56 1.88
A quality start, but no decision.
> T. Kinley (H, 5) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 27-18 1.29
Did his job, if imperfectly.
> J. Payamps (L, 0-2, B, 1) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 17-9 8.22
> A. Bummer 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12-6 4.35
> J. Suarez 1.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 31-17 6.61
These three were the problem, to some degree.
> team 9.0 12 5 5 8 10 0 177-106
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Kinley 4/6; Bummer 1/3;
> Payamps 2/4; J. Suarez 3/6; Elder 15/26
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Kinley-4-1-9-3; Bummer-1-1-3-1;
> Payamps-3-1-3-2; J. Suarez-4-4-7-2; Elder-12-9-17-17
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Kinley 0-2; Bummer 0-1; Elder 3-9
> Game Scores: B Elder 58
> Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia
> Attendance: 32,620
> Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy
> Wind: 9 m.p.h., right to left
> Time of Game: 2:50
This game report is brought to you by the Coca-Cola Company.
"Now you're in real trouble. You'll have to answer to the Coca-Cola Company."
--Major "Bat" Guano to Group Marshall Mandrake
in _Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb_.
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Torres has 3 hits and go-ahead sacrifice fly as Tigers rally to beat Braves 5-2 and avoid sweep
By AP
Apr 30, 2026, 03:19 pm
ATLANTA -- — Gleyber Torres had three hits and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
With Atlanta leading 2-1, Kerry Carpenter tripled off Joel Payamps (0-2) starting the eighth. Matt Vierling's double tied the game and Payamps walked Hao-Yu Lee. Aaron Bummer relieved and walked Kevin McGonigle, and Torres' fly ball drove in Vierling for a 3-2 lead.
Detroit, which got back to .500 at 16-16, added two run in the ninth.
José Suarez walked pinch-hitter Wenceel Pérez, who scored when left fielder Mike Yastrzemski bobbled Vierling's third hit for an error. After Suarez walked Hao-Yu Lee, Dillon Dingler's double to drove in Vierling as Lee was thrown out at the plate on shortstop Mauricio Dubón's relay to Drake Baldwin.
Eli White and Dubón singled in runs off left-hander Framber Valdez for a 2-0 lead. The Braves clinched the series on Wednesday night when Matt Olson's two-run homer off Kenley Jansen in the ninth provided a 4-3 win.
Drew Anderson (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings. One day after Jansen's third blown save in nine chances, right-hander Kyle Finnegan pitched the ninth for his first save.
Riley Greene, who reached on his second walk, scored on Vierling's single off Bryce Elder in the sixth for Detroit's first run. Elder allowed one run, six hits and three walks in six innings.
Torres singled to right field in the fifth but was thrown out at second base by Ronald Acuña Jr.
Up next
Tigers: RHP Jack Flaherty (0-2, 5.33 ERA) starts a series opener Friday against visiting Texas and LHP MacKenzie Gore (2-2, 4.35).
Braves: RHP Grant Holmes (2-1, 3.62) starts Friday at Colorado, which sends LHP Jose Quintana (1-2, 4.91) to the mound.
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