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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Detroit Tigers Final — August 28, 2026

Friday, August 28 · 6:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
-4+6+1+2+1+1+4-1-1-1
Game by game
-2+3-3-1-3-2-4-3+3-3
6-4
Last 10
2-8
+8
Net
-15
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
2 days
1,978 mi3,184 km
Travel to the game
Home
+3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Dodgers visited the Tigers on Friday, August 28 at 6:41 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Dodgers -187, Tigers +163) prices the Dodgers at 63% and the Tigers at 37%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Detroit Tigers 1

Los Angeles Dodgers won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Detroit Tigers +1.5): Detroit Tigers covered.
  • Combined score 3 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
  • Los Angeles Dodgers closed at -187 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenTigers +1.5 (+102)
Dodgers -1.5 (-121)
CloseTigers +1.5 (-110)
Dodgers -1.5 (-106)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o +100 / u -120)
Close7.5 (o +102 / u -122)
Moneyline
OpenDodgers -220 66%
Tigers +181 34%
CloseDodgers -187 63%
Tigers +163 37%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2023: the Dodgers won 6 and the Tigers 3.

DateScoreLineTotal
Mar 29, 2025Tigers 3, Dodgers 7
Dodgers won


Mar 28, 2025Tigers 5, Dodgers 8
Dodgers won


Mar 27, 2025Tigers 4, Dodgers 5
Dodgers won


Jul 14, 2024Dodgers 3, Tigers 4
Tigers won


Jul 13, 2024Dodgers 9, Tigers 11
Tigers won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Los Angeles Dodgers

Detroit Tigers

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