DETROIT (Interstat) — Kevin McGonigle’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Tigers opened the scoring in the third when Gleyber Torres doubled to right-center, scoring Javier Báez. The Dodgers tied it in the sixth on Freddie Freeman’s run-scoring single that brought home Alek Thomas.

Blake Snell started for Los Angeles, allowing one earned run and three hits over five innings with 10 strikeouts. Keider Montero worked 5 1/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out three. Andrew Sears, Tyler Holton and Kenley Jansen combined for scoreless relief for Detroit; Jansen earned the win. Alex Vesia, Edgardo Henriquez and Seth Halvorsen each threw a scoreless inning for Los Angeles, and Jack Dreyer took the loss.

Detroit recorded two sacrifice hits, and both teams finished with six hits. Attendance was 40,022, and the game lasted 2:48. Detroit improved to 64-72, while Los Angeles fell to 81-55. The teams close out their three-game series Sunday.