On Tuesday night, the right-fielder made a costly miss while making a diving attempt in the 11th inning of a loss to the Tigers. That didn't stop him from going for it again on Thursday, when Rajai Davis hit a drive to shallow right. Just when the ball appeared like it would land and drive home the tying run, Kiermaier made the diving catch.
"I saw it in the air and I got a good read on it," Kiermaier said. "Nothing changed, really, this one just went in the glove, thankfully. You know, I'm willing to put my body on the line to help this team out and that's what I did right there."
Boxberger then struck out Ian Kinsler for the third out. Jake McGee pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his 14th save of the season.
Price took his ninth loss of the season despite pitching a complete game, earning a nice ovation when he left the field. He allowed that his performance was as good of a game as he's pitched in his career.
"It's the least amount of hits I've ever given up," Price said. "We commanded the strike zone today for the most part, we were ahead and when we weren't ahead, we made pitches."
Maddon called Thursday's game "a game that we needed to win and we did." With 35 games remaining in the regular season, Maddon was asked what his team needed to do to remain in the hunt for a playoff spot.
"Two things," Maddon said. "Offensively, become a little more consistent scoring runs. And bullpen-wise, thicken it up. We can't rely on a couple of guys all the time. Get everybody in the mix. It has to work. And offensively, we have to be able to hit through some of our mistakes."
On Thursday, one hit proved sufficient.
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