Detroit Tigers @ San Diego Padres

1-0, 1-0 Away

Final

0-1, 0-1 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
K. CarpenterRF	0-5	0	0	0	.000
G. Torres2B	1-4	1	0	0	.250
C. KeithDH	2-5	1	0	0	.400
R. GreeneLF	0-4	1	0	0	.000
S. Torkelson1B	1-4	2	0	1	.250
K. McGonigle3B	4-5	2	0	2	.800
D. DinglerC	2-5	1	1	3	.400
P. MeadowsCF	1-4	0	0	2	.250
J. BaezSS	1-3	0	0	0	.333

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Skubal	6.0	3	0	0	6	74-49	0.00
D. Anderson	1.1	2	1	2	0	36-17	6.75
T. Holton	0.2	0	0	1	0	11-5	0.00
W. Vest	1.0	0	0	0	1	7-6	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

DET

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Petco Park

4:10 PM, March 26, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV/MLB Net

San Diego, California

Attendance: 45,673

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
First Base Umpire - Lance Barrett
Second Base Umpire - Malachi Moore
Third Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook

Kevin McGonigle begins his career with 4 hits in Tigers' 8-2 win over Padres on opening day

— Kevin McGonigle got four hits and drove in two runs in his auspicious major league debut during the Detroit Tigers' 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday.

Mar 26, 2026, 07:05 pm - AP


DET
SD

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	12	1
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	0

T. Skubal1-0

6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

N. Pivetta0-1

3.0 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

		DET	SD
1st	Torkelson walked, Torres scored, Greene to second, Keith to third.	1	0
1st	McGonigle doubled to right, Keith scored and Greene scored, Torkelson to third.	3	0
1st	Dingler singled to left, Torkelson scored, McGonigle to third.	4	0
3rd	Meadows singled to left, Torkelson scored and McGonigle scored.	6	0
5th	Dingler homered to left center (403 feet), McGonigle scored.	8	0
6th	Bogaerts doubled to left, Tatis Jr. scored.	8	1
7th	Laureano homered to left (423 feet).	8	2

Data is currently unavailable.

OpenMLTotalRL

Detroit TigersTigersDET

(1-0)

(1-0, 1-0 Away)

(1-0)

Tarik Skubal

(7-6, 2.81)

-143

San Diego PadresPadresSD

(0-1)

(0-1, 0-1 Home)

(0-1)

Nick Pivetta

(1-2, 4.50)

u7.5

-119

Tigers
8
Padres
2

Game 1

3/26

Tigers
5
Padres
2

Game 2

3/27

Tigers
0
Padres
3

Game 3

3/28

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	59	54	.522	-	L2
Cleveland	57	58	.496	3	L2
Minnesota	56	59	.487	4	L4
Detroit	55	59	.482	4.5	L1
Kansas City	48	67	.417	12	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	69	46	.600	-	L6
Arizona	61	54	.530	8	W1
San Diego	59	56	.513	10	L1
San Francisco	48	67	.417	21	L2
Colorado	45	70	.391	24	L3

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Detroit Tigers @ San Diego Padres

Kevin McGonigle begins his career with 4 hits in Tigers' 8-2 win over Padres on opening day

T. Skubal1-0

N. Pivetta0-1

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