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CJ Abrams homers twice, drives in three runs as Nationals beat Tigers 3-1

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Hogg, D. (2026, September 23). CJ Abrams homers twice, drives in three runs as Nationals beat Tigers 3-1. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/cj-abrams-homers-twice-drives-in-three-runs-as-nationals-beat-tigers-3-1/article_e88e3506-3167-56de-980e-99c82e0f4e18.html

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CJ Abrams hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Tuesday night in Detroit. The Nationals improved to 74-84 with their seventh win in ten games, while the Tigers dropped to 2-5 in their last seven games after scoring only one run for a fifth straight loss. Abrams's performance included his 100th RBI of the season, marking the first time in franchise history that a player has recorded 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases along with 100 RBIs in a single season.

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On Tuesday night, CJ Abrams homered twice and drove in three runs as the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1. The Nationals won their seventh game out of ten, while the Tigers dropped to a 2-5 record in their last seven games. Both teams ended the season with identical records at 74-84. Abrams' performance gave him 100 RBIs for the season along with his 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases. Jackson Kent pitched four innings, securing the win despite allowing one unearned run, while Erik Tolman got his fourth save of the season in the ninth inning.

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DETROIT (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and added a solo shot to give the Washington Nationals a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. asserted

Abrams → hit → night

The Nationals won for the seventh time in 10 games, while Detroit dropped to 2-5 in its last seven. asserted

Detroit → win → seven

The Tigers have scored exactly one run in all five losses, while scoring nine and 11 runs in the two wins. asserted

Tigers → score → wins

Both teams are 74-84 with four games left in the season. asserted

games → leave → season

Jackson Kent (2-4) picked up the win in relief of Nationals opener Riley Cornelio. asserted

Kent → pick → Cornelio

Kent pitched four innings, allowing one unearned run on six hits and two walks. asserted

Kent → pitch → hits

Erik Tolman pitched the ninth for his fourth save. asserted

Tolman → pitch → save

Tigers starter Drew Anderson (5-7) took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits. asserted

Anderson → take → hits

He struck out five without walking a batter. asserted

He → strike → batter

Washington took a 1-0 lead in the second on a long homer to right-center field by Abrams. asserted

Washington → take → Abrams

That gave him 100 RBIs to go along with his 30 homer/30 stolen base season. asserted

That → give → season

The Tigers tied the game in the sixth when Ben Malgeri scored on Kent’s second wild pitch of the inning. asserted

Malgeri → tie → inning

Washington also missed two opportunities to turn double plays in the inning. asserted

Washington → miss → inning

Abrams then hit a two-run homer in the seventh, his 33rd of the season, to end Anderson’s night. asserted

Abrams → hit → night

Up next The teams finish their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon with Tigers LHP Framber Valdez (10-11, 4.06) facing a yet-to-be-announced Nationals starter. asserted

Valdez → finish → starter

CJ Abrams homers twice, drives in three runs as Nationals beat Tigers 3-1

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