Detroit Tigers at San Diego Padres

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Detroit Tigers

70-70, 35-36 Away

Final
5 - 6

San Diego Padres

80-61, 39-32 Home

Tatis hits walk-off single in 10th to give the Padres a 6-5 victory over the Tigers

Playing his second game back after being on the injured list since June 22, Tatis singled to left off Jason Foley (3-5) to bring in automatic runner Jackson Merrill, who hit a three-run homer in the fourth and finished a triple shy of the cycle as the Padres overcame a 5-0 deficit.

It was Tatis' first career walkoff hit.

“A very long time,” said Tatis, who reached the majors in 2019 and missed the entire 2022 season due to injuries and a PED suspension. “I'm happy it came here.”

He was sidelined from June 22 until Monday with a stress reaction in his right thighbone.

The Tigers intentionally walked Luis Arraez to get to Tatis.

“I took it personal,” Tatis said. “As soon as I saw four fingers up. But I felt the push I needed, the energy I needed and I just wanted to come through for the boys.”

Tatis' jersey was ripped off during a wild celebration near third base. He said half of it broke away during the celebration and he finished it off.

“It just happened. I saw dark and then I had no shirt. It was beautiful. Hopefully it comes more. Just a great moment all the way around," said Tatis, who tossed the jersey into the stands.

Asked about the wisdom of intentionally walking Arraez of Tatis, Merrill said: "I get it, but go ahead, good luck. Walk him to get to Tatis.”

Said manager Mike Shildt: “Oh man, what a big moment. I don't think there was any real doubt he was going to come through. It felt pretty right. Good for him. He had really good at-bats tonight.”

Jeremiah Estrada (5-2) pitched the 10th for the victory.

Padres right-hander Yu Darvish was activated from the injured list and made his first start since May 29. He allowed three runs and four hits in 2 2/3 innings, struck out four and walked two. During that span, Darvish had been on both the IL, with a left groin strain, and the restricted list due to a family matter.

Darvish left trailing 3-0 after allowing a two-out solo homer to Matt Vierling in the first, his 16th, and one run each in the second and third.

The Tigers went up 5-0 in the fourth when rookie Trey Sweeney hit a two-run home run to deep right off Yuki Matsui, his second.

The Padres started their rally when the lefty-hitting Merrill muscled his three-run shot to left. It was his 22nd homer gave him 82 RBI, breaking the team rookie record of 79 set by Benito Santiago in 1987.

Merrill has come on strong in the second half and is pushing Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes in the race for NL Rookie of the Year. Merrill was named NL Rookie of the Month for August on Tuesday. The 21-year-old was a prized shortstop prospect but was moved to center field in spring training to replace Trent Grisham, who went to the New York Yankees along with Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade on Dec. 7.

Tatis doubled in the fifth and was on base for Manny Machado's single to left with one out that tied it at 5 and chased starter Keider Montero.

Montero allowed five runs and seven hits, struck out two and walked two.

Tigers RHP Casey Mize (2-6, 4.25 ERA) and Padres LHP Martín Pérez (4-5, 4.71) are scheduled to start the series finale Thursday night.

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Matchup Prediction

Padres: 70.4%

Tigers: 29.6%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	10th Inning	Tatis Jr. singled to left, Merrill scored, Arraez to second.
	10th Inning	Arraez intentionally walked.
	10th Inning	McCoy struck out looking.
	10th Inning	Díaz grounded out to third.
	10th Inning	Foley relieved Vest
	10th Inning	Kreidler at third base.

Statistics

DET		SD
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
9	Ground Balls	18
12	Strikeouts	7
5	Runs Batted In	6
0	Sacrifice Hit	1
7	Hits	10
1	Stolen Bases	1
6	Walks	8
0	Catcher Interference	0
5	Runs	6
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
37	At Bats	38
2	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
18	Runners Left On Base	24
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	1
1	Doubles	2
16	Fly Balls	14
0	Caught Stealing	0
194	Pitches	169
0	Games Started	0
3	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
14	Total Bases	15
43	Plate Appearances	47
324.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
3	Extra Base Hits	3
4.8	Runs Created	6.9
.189	Batting Average	.263
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.378	Slugging Percentage	.395
.378	Secondary Average	.368
.302	On Base Percentage	.391
.681	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.786
0.6	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.3
4.3	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	6.4
36.0	Batter Rating	42.0
18.5	At Bats Per Home Run	38.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.51	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.60
.189	Isolated Power	.132
0.50	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	1.14
.140	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.170
.189	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.105
10.0	Runs Produced	12.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.5	Patience Ratio	0.5
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.3
81.3	MLB Rating	89.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0