Tigers Defeat Pirates
Eduardo Valencia hits a ninth-inning walk-off home run to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates
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Detroit’s Eduardo Valencia hit a two-run walk-off home run in the ninth inning to beat Pittsburgh, 3-2, in the teams’ final series of the 2026 regular season. Solo home runs by Lowe and Gonzalez had put the Pirates ahead, but the loss ended Montgomery’s streak of 17 consecutive saves and left Pittsburgh needing a win in its final game to secure its first winning season since 2018. Justin Verlander allowed two runs over 5⅓ innings and struck out six in what was described as his final career appearance; he left the mound hand-in-hand with his daughter after she came out to make the pitching change. Pittsburgh opener Kirby Yates threw 1⅔ scoreless innings.
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Lowe’s fourth-inning homer was his 35th of the 2026 season; it traveled 416 feet at 104 mph.
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Detroit got on the scoreboard in the sixth when Javy Báez lined a two-strike curveball from Sisk into left field for a double.
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Bryan Reynolds, playing in his 169th consecutive team game, hit a triple in the eighth inning; it was his third of the season and came off the bat at 106.8 mph.
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