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08/29 15:07 CDT Bez makes ninth-inning plays with glove and bat to lead Tigers
past Dodgers, 2-1
Bez makes ninth-inning plays with glove and bat to lead Tigers past Dodgers,
2-1
By DAVE HOGG
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) --- Javier Bez made huge ninth-inning plays in the field and at
the plate to set up Kevin McGonigle's game-ending single as the Detroit Tigers
beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Saturday.
The Dodgers nearly took the lead in the top of the inning, but with two outs,
Bez sprinted over from left field to run down Teoscar Hernndez's drive to the
deepest part of the ballpark.
He then led off the bottom of the ninth with a double and took third on Max
Clark's sacrifice bunt. Jack Dreyer (5-2) intentionally walked Gleyber Torres,
but then walked Hao-Yu Lee unintentionally to load the bases.
McGonigle then hit a deep fly to left-center field that hit the warning track
and bounced into the Dodgers bullpen. Because the winning run was on third, the
play was ruled a single rather than a ground-rule double.
Each starter pitched well, but neither was involved in the decision. Blake
Snell allowed one run on three hits in five innings, striking out 10, while
Tigers starter Keider Montero gave up one run in 5 1/3 innings.
The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the third. Bez walked, took second when third
baseman Max Muncy misplayed Max Clark's sacrifice bunt, and scored on a Gleyber
Torres double. McGonigle walked to load the bases with one out, but Snell
struck out Dillon Dingler and Eduardo Valencia to end the inning.
Alek Thomas led off the sixth with a double and took third on Shohei Ohtani's
groundout. Freddie Freeman followed with an RBI single, and Mookie Betts'
single ended Montero's day. Tyler Holton walked Muncy to load the bases, but
Tommy Edman hit into a 6-4-3 double play.
Up next
The teams finish their three-game series on Sunday afternoon. Tigers LHP
Framber Valdez (8-9, 4.35) will pitch for Detroit, while the Dodgers have not
announced if Ohtani (8-2, 1.79) will pitch an inning in what would be his first
mound appearance since July 3.
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