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Detroit Tigers vs San Diego Padres

MLB
5-2
Final
Petco Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Tigers 5-2

The Detroit Tigers beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Friday, March 27, 2026 at Petco Park. The Tigers outscored the Padres 4-0 in the 8th inning.

Player of the game

Jackson Merrill

SD · 2-3, 2B, 1 R, 1 BB

7.6

Win probability

100%DET final
DETSD

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Play by play

  1. Bot 9thNick Castellanos

    Struck out swinging

    Castellanos struck out swinging.

    N. Castellanos · 0-1

  2. Bot 9thSD

    Castellanos hit for Campusano

  3. Bot 9thJake Cronenworth

    Struck out swinging

    Cronenworth struck out swinging.

    J. Cronenworth · 2-4

  4. Bot 9thGavin Sheets

    Struck out swinging

    Sheets struck out swinging.

    G. Sheets · 0-1

  5. Bot 9thKenley Jansen

    Jansen relieved Finnegan

  6. Bot 9thSD

    Sheets hit for France

  7. Bottom of the 9th inning
  8. Top 9thRiley Greene

    Grounded out to shortstop

    Greene grounded out to shortstop.

    R. Greene · 1-5, 1 RBI

  9. Top 9thColt Keith

    Flied out to left

    Keith flied out to left.

    C. Keith · 0-1

  10. Top 9thGleyber Torres

    Singled to right

    Torres singled to right, Carpenter to second.

    G. Torres · 1-2

  11. Top 9thKerry Carpenter

    Walked

    Carpenter walked.

    K. Carpenter · 0-3

  12. Top 9thJavier Baez

    Báez grounded out to pitcher

    Báez grounded out to pitcher.

    J. Baez · 0-4

  13. Top 9thDavid Morgan

    Morgan relieved Peralta

  14. Top of the 9th inning
  15. Bot 8thRamon Laureano

    Struck out swinging

    Laureano struck out swinging.

    R. Laureano · 1-4, 1 RBI

  16. Bot 8thMiguel Andujar

    Struck out swinging

    Andujar struck out swinging.

    M. Andujar · 1-4, 1 RBI

  17. Bot 8thJackson Merrill

    Popped out to second

    Merrill popped out to second.

    J. Merrill · 2-3

  18. Bot 8thManny Machado

    Walked

    Machado walked.

    M. Machado · 1-3

  19. Bot 8thKyle Finnegan

    Finnegan relieved De Jesús

  20. Bottom of the 8th inning
  21. Top 8thMatt Vierling

    Popped out to second

    Vierling popped out to second.

    M. Vierling · 0-2

  22. RUN SCORESTop 8th
    Dillon Dingler

    Singled to right, Greene scored

    D. Dingler · 1-3, 1 RBI

    Dingler singled to right, Greene scored, McGonigle to third.

    DET 5 - 2 SD
  23. RUN SCORESTop 8th
    Kevin McGonigle

    Singled to right, 2 runs score

    K. McGonigle · 1-3, 2 RBI

    McGonigle singled to right, Keith scored and Torres scored, Greene to third.

    DET 4 - 2 SD
  24. Top 8thWandy Peralta

    Peralta relieved Estrada

  25. Top 8thSpencer Torkelson

    Struck out swinging

    Torkelson struck out swinging.

    S. Torkelson · 1-4, 1 RBI