McGonigle Walk-Off Beats Dodgers 2-1

Kevin McGonigle's walk-off single beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Comerica Park. The Associated Press recap, carried by CBS Sports, said McGonigle drove a deep fly to left-center off Jack Dreyer with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. The ball hit the warning track and bounced into the Dodgers bullpen. Officials scored it a single, not a ground-rule double, because the winning run was on third. Detroit is 63-72. The walk-off snapped a two-game losing streak and evened the series, the Detroit Free Press wrote. FOX's box listed it LAD 1, DET 2.

Javier Baez set the table twice. With two outs in the top of the ninth, he sprinted from left field and ran down a Teoscar Hernandez drive to the deepest part of the park, AP and CBS Sports both wrote. Then he led off the bottom of the ninth with a double, took third on a Max Clark sacrifice bunt, and watched Dreyer (5-2) intentionally walk Gleyber Torres before walking Hao-Yu Lee unintentionally to load the bases. McGonigle did the rest.

How did Kevin McGonigle walk off the Dodgers?

Bases loaded, bottom of the ninth, Dreyer on the mound. McGonigle did not need a homer. AP said the ball carried to the warning track in left-center and hopped into the bullpen. A ground-rule double would have held the runner at third. The umpires scored it a single because that runner was the winning run. Comerica emptied. The series is even. Rubber game is Sunday.

Baez's catch was the other clip. Two outs, Hernandez driving one to the wall, Baez covering from left into the gap. Without that catch, McGonigle never comes up. Searchers typing McGonigle walk-off or Tigers vs Dodgers score want that sequence: catch, double, two walks, single that bounced into the bullpen.

What happened before the Tigers' ninth?

Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the third. Baez walked, took second when Max Muncy misplayed Clark's sacrifice bunt, and scored on Torres' double, AP and CBS Sports wrote. McGonigle then walked to load the bases with one out. Blake Snell struck out Dillon Dingler and Eduardo Valencia to keep it 1-0. Snell finished with one run, three hits, five innings, and 10 strikeouts. He did not factor in the decision. Keider Montero allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings.

Los Angeles tied it in the sixth. Alek Thomas led off with a double and moved to third on a Shohei Ohtani groundout. Freddie Freeman's RBI single made it 1-1. Mookie Betts singled to end Montero's night. Tyler Holton walked Muncy to load the bases, then Tommy Edman bounced into a 6-4-3 double play. That kept it tied until Baez and McGonigle finished it in the ninth.

Sunday is Detroit left-hander Framber Valdez (8-9, 4.35 ERA), AP and CBS Sports said. The Dodgers have not announced whether Ohtani (8-2, 1.79) will pitch an inning. It would be his first mound appearance since July 3. The desk already had the Ohtani won't pitch Sunday note on a full start. Saturday's recap still leaves a one-inning cameo unconfirmed. Detroit needed this. Two-game skid, 63-72, Dodgers in town. McGonigle's single is the search. The box is 2-1.

McGonigle walk-off FAQ

Who got the walk-off hit for the Tigers? Kevin McGonigle, a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth off Jack Dreyer, per AP and CBS Sports. The ball bounced into the Dodgers bullpen and was scored a single because the winning run was on third.

What was the Tigers vs Dodgers score? Detroit 2, Los Angeles 1 on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Comerica Park. FOX's box listed it LAD 1, DET 2.

Did Javier Baez make a catch in the ninth? Yes. With two outs in the top of the ninth, Baez sprinted from left field and ran down a Teoscar Hernandez drive to the deepest part of the park, AP wrote. He then doubled to lead off the bottom of the ninth.