Dodgers dominate Tigers in rain‑delayed showdown
The Los Angeles Dodgers secured a 6‑1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, snapping a six‑game stretch in which the Tigers had managed only nine runs.
Right‑hander Tyler Glasnow turned in a strong seven‑inning effort, surrendering just one run on two hits while walking one and striking out six, improving to 4‑0 on the season.
Freddie Freeman contributed three runs and continued his hot streak, while Teoscar Hernández added two runs and a two‑run homer that stretched the lead to 3‑1 in the sixth inning.
The game got off to a quiet start, with Miguel Rojas delivering a sacrifice fly in the fourth to put the Dodgers ahead 1‑0, and Kevin McGonigle answering with an RBI single to knot the score.
A wild pitch by reliever Tanner Rainey in the eighth opened the door for a four‑run burst, highlighted by Max Muncy’s pinch‑hit single that pushed the lead to four, and Hernández later scored on another Rainey miscue.
Despite early difficulties and a rain delay of an hour and three minutes, the Dodgers rallied, leaving 21 batters on base over the first two games of the series and improving to 4‑0 in Glasnow’s starts.
Looking ahead
The Dodgers will host the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday before traveling to Minnesota to face the Twins, while Detroit looks to rebound from a 12‑of‑15 slump.