The Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1, with Javier Báez making decisive plays in the ninth inning on both defense and offense. With two outs, Báez sprints from left field to track down a drive hit by Teoscar Hernández, preventing the Dodgers from taking the lead. Later in the inning, Kevin McGonigle delivers a game-ending single after a ball off the bat hits the warning track and bounces into the Dodgers bullpen.
The outlets describe the same sequence of late events, highlighting Báez’s two-way impact in a tight finish. Yahoo Sports frames the win around Báez’s ninth-inning effort to deny Los Angeles momentum, followed by McGonigle’s decisive hit. The Winnipeg Free Press also emphasizes Báez’s glove-and-bat performance, calling out how his late defensive and offensive involvement helps secure the one-run outcome.
