Tigers defeat Padres again, score four runs in eighth inning
Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs in the eighth inning as the Tigers improved to 2-0 with a 5-2 win over the Padres on Friday.
San Diego – You wondered if or when it was going to catch up to the Padres. It had to, right? Going into the eighth inning Friday, their pitchers walked four and hit another.
And still they clung to a 2-1 lead. Then in the eighth, reliever Jeremiah Estrada walked the bases loaded with one out. An infield hit by Riley Greene, who was having a rough night, scored the tying run.
More: Detroit Tigers, Game 2: One thing I loved, one thing I didn't With two outs, rookie Kevin McGonigle made them pay for real. In an incredible 10-pitch fight with veteran lefty Wandy Peralta, he lashed a two-run single to right field and Dillon Dingler followed with another RBI single and the Tigers grinded out a 5-2 win at Petco Park. McGonigle, who had a home run stolen by centerfielder Jackson Merrill in the second inning, fouled off five pitches, four were inside and a fifth was a slider away.
After taking a changeup in the dirt for ball three, he put the barrel on a sinker that was up and over the plate. KEVIN McGONIGLE IS BUILT FOR THIS. pic.
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