DETROIT (Interstat) — Tarik Skubal struck out seven over six innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Friday, Aug. 28, at Comerica Park.

Skubal allowed one run and four hits. Drew Anderson gave Detroit 4.2 scoreless innings, yielding four hits and striking out five. Detroit scratched out a run in the fifth when Max Clark tripled, scoring Eduardo Valencia. Miguel Rojas tied it in the sixth with an RBI single that scored Enrique Hernandez. Freddie Freeman delivered the go-ahead run in the eighth with a single to center that brought home Teoscar Hernandez.

Evan Phillips (2-2) pitched a scoreless inning with three strikeouts to earn the win. Jacob Waguespack (1-2) took the loss. Tanner Scott worked a scoreless ninth, striking out two, for his 20th save.

Los Angeles had nine hits and grounded into two double plays. Detroit had five hits. The Dodgers improved to 81-54, while the Tigers fell to 62-72. Attendance was 41,012, and the game lasted 2:43.