Kevin McGonigle delivered a bases-loaded single in the ninth to drive in the winning run as the host Detroit Tigers topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Javier Baez scored both runs for Detroit, which had lost eight of its previous nine games. Gleyber Torres drove in the other run for Detroit. With two out and a runner in the top of the ninth, Teoscar Hernandez hit a deep fly ball that left fielder Baez tracked down to keep the score tied. Baez then led off the ninth against Jack Dreyer with a double down the left-field line. Max Clark’s sacrifice bunt moved Baez to third. Torres was given an intentional walk and Hao-Yu Lee drew a walk to load the bases. The Tigers scored in the third but came away lamenting they didn’t get more runs. Baez drew a leadoff walk and Clark reached on an error after laying down a bunt. Torres ripped a ground-rule double to the opposite field that knocked in Baez.
McGonigle then ripped a 1-2 pitch into the left-center field gap to end the game.
